Â鶹ֱ²¥ TRUSTEE INFORMATION PAGE
Upcoming meetings
Winter-Spring 2026
- Winter 2026 Executive Committee Retreat, Saturday January 31-Sunday February 1, Alexandria, VA
- Spring 2026 Executive Committee Meeting, Saturday May 2, Alexandria, VA
- Spring 2026 Broad Meeting, Saturday May 2-Sunday May 3, Alexandria, VA
Archived reports for previous Board and EC meetings
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- November 2008, Boston, MA
- April 2009, Atlanta, GA
- Sept 2009, Boston, MA (EC only)
- November 2009, New Orleans, LA
- April 2010, Ann Arbor, MI
- Sept 2010, Boston, MA (EC only)
- November 2010, Atlanta, GA
- April 2011, Arlington, VA
- September 2011, Boston MA (EC only)
- November 2011, San Francisco
- April 2012, Toronto
- September 2012, Boston (EC only)
- November 2012, Chicago
- April 2013, Indianapolis
- September 2013, Boston (EC only)
- November 2013, Baltimore
- May 2014, Boston
- September 2014, Durham, NC (EC only)
- November 2014, San Diego, CA
- April 2015, Houston, TX
- November 2015, Atlanta, GA
- April 2016, Arlington, VA
- October 2016, Philadelphia, PA
- November 2016, San Antonio, TX
- February 2025 EC Retreat, Alexandria, VA
- EC Spring Meeting, Saturday May 3, in Alexandria, VA
- Board of Trustees Spring Meeting, Saturday-Sunday May 3-4, in Alexandria, VA
- EC Meeting, November 22, Hilton Boston Park Plaza, Hancock RoomÂ
- Board of Trustees Meeting, November 23, Hilton Boston Park Plaza, Georgian RoomÂ
Lists of Board membersÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýCommittees
ByLaws
All new and continuing Trustees are expected to fulfill the Â鶹ֱ²¥ Trustee Pledge.
The Trustee’s Pledge
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- I fully affirm and support the mission of the American Schools of Oriental Research as here set forth (see Mission below).
- I agree to be a vigorous spokesperson and advocate for Â鶹ֱ²¥’s work both for and on behalf of its purposes and members.
- I pledge myself to regularly attend Â鶹ֱ²¥ Board of Trustees meetings and to participate in the development of policy and plans for Â鶹ֱ²¥, working to remain current in understanding of all its work and activities.
- I plan to make annual financial contributions to Â鶹ֱ²¥ and to solicit others for Â鶹ֱ²¥ support.
- I agree to work actively on committees and to carry forth other assigned tasks as participation on the Board requires.
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The Mission of Â鶹ֱ²¥
Â鶹ֱ²¥’s mission is to initiate, encourage and support research into, and public understanding of, the cultures and history of the Near East from the earliest times:
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- By fostering original research, archaeological excavations, and explorations.
- By encouraging scholarship in the basic languages, cultural histories and traditions of the Near Eastern world.
- By maintaining an active program of timely dissemination of research results and conclusions.
- By maintaining the highest ethical standards of scholarship and public discourse.
- By promoting and advocating the highest academic standards in teaching about the Near East and in interdisciplinary research.
- And by offering educational opportunities in Near Eastern history and archaeology to undergraduates and graduates in North American colleges and universities, and through outreach activities to the general public.
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A Vision for Â鶹ֱ²¥ in the 21st Century
Â鶹ֱ²¥ affirms its historic mission and the priorities that have guided it as an organization since its inception in 1900. Central to these priorities have been Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s emerging identity as a knowledge-based organization, or ‘learned society’ (Â鶹ֱ²¥ only became a member of the ACLS in 1998), and a constituency with a shared interest in and deep commitment to the study and public understanding of the cultures and history of the Near East. These core values unite Â鶹ֱ²¥, and they will serve to guide the organization as it looks to the future and develops new strategies and initiatives to better achieve its core mission as the leading organization committed to the dissemination of knowledge and understanding of the Near Eastern world.