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Working Groups

a2ru Working Groups provide year-round opportunities for our members to share knowledge and best practices, collaboratively develop action and research plans, and to pursue shared funding.

If you or someone you know is interested in engaging more deeply in these topic areas please contact a2ru Executive Director Maryrose Flanigan at flanigam@umich.edu with the working group topic in the subject line.

Academic Metrics

This group is pursuing a shared research and action strategy to develop artist-driven assessment protocols in research university contexts.

AI in the Arts

This group represents a diverse range of disciplinary and cultural perspectives gathered in shared study of AI potentialities, particularly in arts and design higher education.

Arts in Health Educators

This group works on curricula development and coordinating and exploring the intersections in arts in health, entrepreneurship, and arts management.

Arts in Public Health

This group is building an action and research agenda for arts in public health researchers and practitioners in higher education settings and beyond.

Interdisciplinary Centers & Institutes

This group explores the potential for interdisciplinary collaboration on a college/university campus and supports all stages of interdisciplinary center development.

Associate Deans of Research

This group gathers those in roles that support research and assessment, especially in arts and design.