Keynote speakers and panelists at the 2007 CIC Presidents Institute, held January 4–7 in Tucson, Arizona, addressed the theme of “The Anticipatory President and the 21st Century Campus” and focused on international issues, higher education economics, institutional planning, and the future of science. The 292 presidents and 176 spouses who attended gave outstanding evaluations to the conference as a whole.

CIC’s annual Institute for Chief Academic Officers attracted the largest number of academic leaders in the 34-year history of the meeting. In addition to a record number of CAOs, a large number of chief student affairs officers participated in this joint conference, traditionally held by CIC every five years, to explore effective ways of collaborating to ensure student persistence and achievement.

The Keck Foundation has awarded CIC a grant for the Network for Effective Language Learning, to strengthen language instruction at small and mid-sized private colleges and universities. In addition, a grant from the Mellon Foundation will allow CIC to pilot an Institutional Diagnostic Service, to help new presidents identify challenges and opportunities for strategic actions.

The HCAP website has been well received since its launch in November, netting thousands of visitors and stimulating college officials to take action to preserve important campus buildings and landscapes.