A Voice for Geographers
The following statements and actions represent AAG’s work to protect and strengthen geography and geographers, address pressing public issues, and to protect science funding and academic freedom. For a comprehensive look at AAG’s positions over the years, check out our advocacy in the Resource Hub.
Academic Freedom and Commitment to Geography’s Future
- Sign-on: American Historians Association letter condemning the targeting of international students by the Federal government, April 2025
- Sign-on: Joint statement from ACLS and Phi Beta Kappa on EO dismantling Dept of Education, March 2025
- AAG JEDI Committee Letter to Members with resource list, February 2025
- Letter to Indiana Governor Eric Holcombe, urging him to veto SB 202, which restricts academic freedom and subjects faculty to new scrutiny over tenure, March 2024
- Support of Equitable Education, following SCOTUS decision regarding race-conscious admissions, June 2023
- Statement by AAG on the Targeting of Diversity Education and Critical Inquiry by U.S. States, January 2023
Standing Up for Science
- Protecting science funding: AAG contacted members to gather stories about impacts of science funding cuts. We coordinated with the American Federation of Government Employees to provide these testimonials for possible use in legal action against the Office of Personnel Management, March 2025
- Sign-on: Letter to Congress to Protect NOAA, February 2025
- Sign-on: Letter from 48 organizations and 10,000 scientists to protect the sciences, led by Union of Concerned Scientists, February 2025
- Sign-on: Protect Access to Federal Data, with COPAFS, February 2025
- Letter to AAG members regarding changes at National Science Foundation HEGS, February 2025
- The AAG reiterates its support for the DISES program at NSF, March 2024
Climate Action
- Climate Emergency Statement, April 2021
- Joint Statement of International Geographical Societies on the Climate and Biodiversity Emergencies, October 2021
