Liberal-arts institutions are uniquely positioned to embrace and benefit from technology. They’re open, agile and close-knit places, teeming with smart, passionate people. That’s not to say doing what we do is easy. To find our way, we need experts, advocates, evangelists, people with experience and a willingness to share. Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges is a critical link to peers in our field. To put it simply, we’re here to help each other keep up, push forward and explore.
What does it mean to be a CLAC member?
Review the CLAC Bylaws that govern our group.
Meet the CLAC Board of Directors.
CLAC is a resource, a sounding board and a place to develop or share ideas. Above all, CLAC is a community. We serve members in a number of different ways.
CLAC collects and shares benchmark data through an annual comprehensive survey and maintains an active listserv for sharing best practices, advice and ad hoc queries among members.
CLAC represents the interests of liberal-arts institutions at the national level. One of the ways the CLAC represents its members is through is special relationship with the Oberlin Group.
CLAC sponsors a CLAC conference each year, hosted at one of our member colleges.
Where you have been is almost as important as where you're headed. Read the CLAC History.
Member institutions pay annual dues to to support the cost of administering CLAC and maintaining its activities.