
https://a2ru.org/a2ru-statement-on-executive-orders-and-the-effect-on-higher-education/
Mar 11, 2025
Dear a2ru Members, Partners, and Friends,
“I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist.”
—John Fitzgerald Kennedy (inscribed on the Kennedy Center)
At a2ru, we reaffirm our commitment to the essential role of the arts in shaping knowledge, driving discovery, and confronting the grand challenges of our time. Across the country, on university campuses and in communities, artists and researchers are leading bold, interdisciplinary innovations—pushing creative research beyond traditional boundaries and ensuring the arts remain central to human progress. As a national network, we recognize that these efforts are happening within a rapidly shifting landscape. Changes in funding structures, research priorities, and institutional policies have created new challenges for many in our fields.
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