Uniting All Of Higher Education.

The Alliance is the coalition uniting all of higher education to defend and improve the field as a foundational pillar of democracy.

Our Values

We stand in opposition to authoritarian policy and actions, financial intimidation, and political interference and work to renew higher education’s role in fulfilling the American dream.

Core Principles

Freedom

Students’, researchers’, and institutions’ freedom to teach, think, and learn without censorship, criminalization, or intimidation.

Self-Governance

Colleges’ and universities’ ability to self-govern, free from partisan influence.

Fair Opportunity

A fair opportunity for all students to learn and thrive.

Meet Our Team

Every member of our team contributes to the Alliance’s goal of uniting all of higher education to defend and improve the field as a foundational pillar of democracy.

Meet Our Board

George Boggs

President and CEO Emeritus, American Association of Community Colleges

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Professor of African American Studies and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Paulette Granberry Russell

President, NADOHE

Kristin McGuire

President and CEO, Young Invincibles

Skye Perryman

President and CEO, Democracy Forward

John Silvanus Wilson, Jr.

Executive Director, McGraw Center for Educational Leadership and Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Todd Wolfson

President, American Association of University Professors

Knowledge for Democracy Collective

The creation and dissemination of knowledge is essential to a thriving society. Our experts are leaders in subjects core to our mission, from fair opportunity to governance and sector autonomy.

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