Natalie Marsh Named Winner of 2021 ACM Nick Adams Short Story Contest
“Underwater, I Am Weightless” by Natalie Marsh, a senior at Carleton College, has been selected as the winning story in the 49th annual ACM Nick Adams Short Story Contest. Sandra Cisneros (Keith...
View ArticleNew Report Explores Impact of Private, Nonprofit Colleges and Universities
Read the Report » The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) has released a first-of-its-kind national report assessing the economic, social, and cultural impact of...
View ArticleACM Workshop Addresses Student Mental Health Amidst COVID-19
Are you or is someone you know in a crisis? Use one of these free, 24-7 resources: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) The Crisis Text Line: Text TALK to 741741 Visit...
View ArticleACM Announces Summer Research Placements for Graduate School Exploration Fellows
The Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) is pleased to announce the summer research placements for the fifth and final cohort of Graduate School Exploration Fellowship (GSEF) recipients. This...
View ArticleACM Hosts Second Retention and Success Workshop on Supporting Faculty and...
As part of the Hiring and Diversity workshop series under the Undergraduate and Faculty Fellow Program for a Diverse Professoriate, the Associated Colleges of the Midwest hosted a second virtual...
View ArticleACM Partners with Augsburg University to Offer River Semester
The Associated Colleges of the Midwest has partnered with Augsburg University Center for Global Education and Experience to offer their River Semester to students at ACM member institutions, beginning...
View ArticleACM and Chicago Council on Global Affairs Partner on Yearlong Foreign Policy...
The Associated Colleges of the Midwest and Chicago Council on Global Affairs have joined together to curate and host a yearlong series on Foreign Policy in Practice. Together, the ACM and CCGA will...
View ArticleACM’s Short Story Contest, Named for Hemingway Character, Enters Its 50th Year
The Nick Adams Short Story Contest returns for its 50th year, offering a prize of $1,000 for the best story by an ACM student. The competition is named for the young hero of many Hemingway stories....
View ArticleLawrence’s Del Toro to Lead Fall 2022 Field Museum Semester Focused on...
Israel Del Toro Climate change is the largest societal and ecological threat to our planet, and changing climate threatens entire ecosystems and the biodiversity within them. Lawrence University’s...
View ArticleBestselling Author Steve Berry to Select Winner of ACM Writing Competition
Photo Credit: Kelly Campbell Historical Preservation Advocate Serves as Final Judge in 50th Nick Adams Short Story Contest New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author Steve Berry will...
View ArticleACM 2021 Impact Report: ‘Collaborating and Connecting Community’
In our new Impact Report, read how the ACM community developed new ways of working, communicating, and collaborating while continuing to enrich liberal arts education and scholarship in 2021. Read the...
View ArticleACM 2022-23 Impact Report: ‘Pathways and Partnerships for Impact’
Guided by a new strategic plan, the ACM collaborated to create impact in ways that built community, cultivated leadership, advanced equity, and more. Read the 2022-23 Impact Report » Highlights of the...
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