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Universities Which Have Adopted The Chicago Principles

  1. Princeton University: Officially Adopted in April 2015.*
  2. Purdue University System: Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in May 2015.
  3. Johns Hopkins University: Officially Adopted in September 2015.
  4. American University: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in September 2015.
  5. Chapman University: Officially Adopted in September 2015.
  6. Winston-Salem State University: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in September 2015.
  7. Michigan State University: Officially Adopted in October 2015.
  8. University of Virginia College at Wise: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in November 2015.
  9. University of Wisconsin System: Affirmed by Board of Regents in December 2015.
  10. Washington and Lee University: Officially Adopted in December 2015.*
  11. University of Minnesota: Affirmed by Faculty Body in March 2016.
  12. City University of New York: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in March 2016.
  13. Denison University: Officially Adopted in April 2016.*
  14. Claremont McKenna College: Officially Adopted in May 2016.*
  15. Amherst College: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in May 2016.
  16. University of Missouri System: Officially Adopted in Spring 2016.*
  17. The Citadel: Officially Adopted in June 2016.
  18. University of Southern Indiana: Officially Adopted in August 2016.
  19. Vanderbilt University: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in August 2016.
  20. Washington University in St. Louis: Officially Adopted in September 2016.*
  21. Columbia University: Officially Adopted in September 2016.*
  22. Northern Illinois University: Officially Adopted in October 2016.
  23. Eckerd College: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in Fall 2016.
  24. Franklin & Marshall College: Officially Adopted in February 2017.*
  25. Appalachian State University: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in February 2017.
  26. University of Maine System: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in March 2017.
  27. University of Montana: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in May 2017.
  28. University of Denver: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in May 2017.
  29. Kenyon College: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in Spring 2017.
  30. Georgetown University: Officially Adopted in June 2017.
  31. State University of New York- University at Buffalo: Officially Adopted in August 2017.
  32. Ashland University: Officially Adopted in October 2017.*
  33. California State University Channel Islands: Officially Adopted in October 2017.
  34. University of Nebraska System: Affirmed by Board of Regents in January 2018.
  35. Middle Tennessee State University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in January 2018.
  36. Tennessee Technological University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in January 2018.
  37. Smith College: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in February 2018.
  38. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill: Affirmed by Faculty Council in April 2018.
  39. Ohio Wesleyan University: Officially Adopted in April 2018.*
  40. Joliet Junior College: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in April 2018.
  41. Southern Utah University: Officially Adopted in May 2018.
  42. University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Officially Adopted in May 2018.*
  43. Gettysburg College: Affirmed by Board of Regents in May 2018.*
  44. Ranger College: Affirmed by Board of Regents in May 2018.
  45. University of Maryland: Officially Adopted in May 2018.*
  46. Utica College: Officially Adopted in May 2018.*
  47. Kettering University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in June 2018.
  48. Ohio University: Officially Adopted in July 2018.*
  49. Suffolk University: Officially Adopted in July 2018.
  50. Arizona State University: Officially Adopted in August 2018.
  51. University of Colorado System: Affirmed by Board of Regents in September 2018.
  52. Colgate University: Officially Adopted in October 2018.*
  53. Brandeis University: Officially Adopted in October 2018.*
  54. University of Louisiana System: Officially Adopted in October 2018.
  55. Christopher Newport University: Officially Adopted in November 2018.
  56. George Mason University: Officially Adopted in November 2018.
  57. Louisiana State University System: Officially Adopted in November 2018.*
  58. South Dakota University System: Affirmed by Board of Regents in December 2018.
  59. University of Arizona: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in December 2018.
  60. Stetson University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in February 2019.*
  61. University of Texas at San Antonio: Officially Adopted in February 2019.
  62. Clark University: Officially Adopted in February 2019.
  63. Nevada System of Higher Education: Affirmed by Board of Regents in March 2019.
  64. Cleveland State University: Officially Adopted in March 2019.*
  65. State University System of Florida: Affirmed by Board of Governors in April 2019.*
  66. Board of Regents, State of Iowa: Affirmed by Board of Regents in April 2019.*
  67. University of Toledo: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in April 2019.
  68. Miami University: Officially Adopted in July 2019.*
  69. Adrian College: Affirmed by Faculty Body in September 2019.
  70. Case Western Reserve University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in November 2019.
  71. Ball State University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in January 2020.
  72. Southern Methodist University: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in February 2020.
  73. Snow College: Affirmed by Faculty Senate in April 2020.
  74. University of Alabama System: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in June 2020.
  75. Jacksonville State University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in June 2020.
  76. Colorado Mesa University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in August 2020.
  77. Winthrop University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in August 2020.
  78. Jones County Junior College: Officially Adopted in August 2020.
  79. Boston University: Affirmed by Board of Trustees in October 2020.*
  80. University of Richmond: Official Adoption in December 2020.*
  81. Kansas Board of Regents: Affirmed by Board of Regents in March 2021.
  82. University of Virginia: Affirmed by Board of Visitors in June 2021.*