Original sentence: " Berrett explored how college teaching, learning, and assessment are changing." Writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Dan Berrett offered a historical perspective on the purposes of college education.AAC&U serves all sectors of higher education; the association does not lobby for higher education.Are people listening.Beginning its second century as a higher education association, AAC&U advocates for liberal education for all college students, across all fields and disciplines, at all types of institutions.Founded in 1915, AAC&U comprises more than 1,350 member institutions — including accredited public and private colleges, community colleges, research universities, and comprehensive universities.In August 2015, Inside Higher Education's Paul Fain characterized AAC&U this way: "Amid talk of higher education's possible disruption and unbundling, the Association of American Colleges & Universities stakes out an aggressive middle ground.In an article titled "If Skills Are the New Canon, Are Colleges Teaching Them.It focuses on improving undergraduate education and advancing liberal education.The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a national association headquartered in Washington, D.The article situated the work of AAC&U at the center of debate about the purpose of college education, specifically raising questions about quality of student learning and ways that educators are providing evidence that students are learning.The organization's mission statement states its goal is "to make liberal education and inclusive excellence the foundation for institutional purpose and educational practice in higher education.This advocacy sets AAC&U apart from other non-profit higher-education associations and positions AAC&U in the midst of vigorous arguments about the purpose and quality of college education
Edited sentence: Founded in 1915, AAC&U comprises more than 1,000 member institutions around the world — including accredited public and private colleges, community colleges, research universities, and comprehensive universities.It focuses on improving quality and equity in undergraduate education and advancing liberal education.The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a global membership organization headquartered in Washington, D.The organization's mission statement states its goal is "to advance the vitality and public standing of liberal education by making quality and equity the foundations for excellence in undergraduate education in service to democracy