Annapolis Group
| Founded | 1993 |
|---|---|
| 82-2828643[1] | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3)[1] |
| Purpose | To provide a forum for members to advance the cause of liberal arts education on a national scale.[2] |
| Headquarters | Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nayef Samhat[3] | |
| Website | www |
The Annapolis Group (officially, the Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges) is an American organization of independent liberal arts colleges.[4] It represents approximately 130 liberal arts colleges in the United States. These colleges work together to promote a greater understanding of the goals of a liberal arts education through their websites, as well as through independent research. Its current chair is Stephen D. Schutt, the president of Lake Forest College.
Background[edit]
The Annapolis Group was first organized in early 1993 in Annapolis, Maryland. Its original members included and expanded upon the Oberlin Group which was first organized in 1984.[5] The Annapolis Group was created by the presidents of Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, and Dickinson College.[6]
Members[edit]
- Albright College
- Allegheny College
- Amherst College
- Bard College
- Bates College
- Bennington College
- Bowdoin College
- Bryn Mawr College
- Bucknell University
- Colby College
- Colgate University
- College of the Atlantic
- College of the Holy Cross
- Connecticut College
- Dickinson College
- Drew University
- Emmanuel College
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Gettysburg College
- Gordon College
- Goucher College
- Hamilton College
- Haverford College
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Juniata College
- Lafayette College
- Lycoming College
- Manhattan College
- McDaniel College
- Moravian University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Muhlenberg College
- Sarah Lawrence
- Skidmore College
- Smith College
- St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)
- St. Lawrence University
- Susquehanna University
- Swarthmore College
- Trinity College
- Union College
- Ursinus College
- Vassar College
- Washington College
- Washington & Jefferson College
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan University
- Williams College
- Albion College
- Alma College
- Augustana
- Beloit College
- Carleton College
- Carthage College
- Coe College
- College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
- College of Wooster
- Colorado College
- Concordia College
- Cornell College
- Denison University
- DePauw University
- Earlham College
- Grinnell College
- Gustavus Adolphus College
- Hiram College
- Hope College
- Illinois Wesleyan University
- Kalamazoo College
- Kenyon College
- Knox College
- Lake Forest College
- Lawrence University
- Luther College
- Macalester College
- Monmouth College
- Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Oberlin College
- Ohio Wesleyan University
- St. Olaf College
- St. Mary's College (Indiana)
- St. Norbert College
- Wabash College
- Wittenberg University
- Agnes Scott College
- Austin College
- Berea College
- Berry College
- Birmingham–Southern College
- Centre College
- Davidson College
- Eckerd College
- Furman University
- Guilford College
- Hampden–Sydney College
- Hendrix College
- Millsaps College
- Morehouse College
- Oglethorpe University
- Presbyterian College
- Randolph College
- Randolph–Macon College
- Rhodes College
- Roanoke College
- Rollins College
- Sewanee: The University of the South
- Southwestern University
- Trinity University
- Transylvania University
- University of Richmond
- Washington and Lee University
- William Jewell College
- Wofford College
References[edit]
- "Annapolis Group Statement on Rankings and Ratings". Annapolis Group. June 19, 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007.
- "Presidents Letter". Education Conservancy. May 10, 2007.
- Will, Katherine Haley (July 9, 2007). "Breaking Ranks:A College Can't Be Reduced to a Number in a Magazine". The Washington Post.
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges Inc." Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". The Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges Inc". Internal Revenue Service. June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Annapolis Group. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "About This Site". annapolisgroup.org.
- ^ "Jewell Joins prestigious Annapolis Group". William Jewell College. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.
- ^ "Moravian College named to prestigious Annapolis Group". Moravian College. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2007.
