Applications open for 2024 cohort of the Anchor Learning Network – Dec 1

Posted by on November 7, 2023

Whether your campus has a clearly articulated anchor mission or is new to this work, we invite Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) members to apply to join the 2024 Anchor Learning Network (ALN)—a learning community designed to build both individual capacity for anchor work and to connect your campus with this powerful network within CUMU.

ALN is a cohort-based program offered at no cost to current CUMU members. Accepted applicants commit to monthly meetings and activities, February–October 2024.

ALN is a learning community designed to facilitate effective advancement of the higher education anchor mission. During the nine-month program (February through October), small cohorts of peers from different CUMU member institutions, selected through an application process, engage in a structured set of professional development opportunities for learning, skill-building, and networking in support of their institution’s anchor mission. Participants,

• collaborate with a cohort of peers, meet colleagues working in diverse settings and roles, become familiar with foundational resources, and explore innovative practices.
• represent CUMU members that seek to transform higher education to fully serve its public mission and advance the long-term social, economic, and physical well-being of our campuses and communities.
• work collaboratively to identify resources, opportunities, and challenges, as well as develop new tools for implementing, deepening, and evaluating anchor mission practices.

Not sure if your institution is a CUMU member? Check here.

Learn more and apply by December 1, 2023.