INSPIRATION

Atwell Address, American Council on Education — by Gail Mellow, Member National Commission on Adult Literacy and President of LaGuardia Community College, CUNY (second community college president in history of ACE to give this keynote lecture, February 10, 2008)

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Acceptance Speech — David Perdue, Chair of the National Commission on Adult Literacy and Businessman (on receiving the Chamber's education leadership award, September 25, 2007) Click here for U.S. Chamber citation.

Adult Literacy & the American Dream — An essay by Forrest P. Chisman

Reflections on the Fortieth Birthday of the Adult Education Act of 1966 — An essay by Samuel Halperin

National Commission Student Recognition Awards