ASA Joins ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums

The American Studies Association has joined with fellow American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) member societies in their Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums.

ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) stands in firm opposition to the latest directive by the White House forcing Smithsonian Institution museums to subject their presentation of American history to government review. This supersedes the oversight of professional scholars and makes the museums tools of the presidential administration.

In its August 12, 2025, letter to Lonnie Bunch, ...(Read more)

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