In 1976, it ended its role in federal lobbying and spun-off this work to the newly created National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

[4] Today, it focuses on "advancing the vitality and democratic purposes of undergraduate liberal education" and hosts conferences, workshops and an annual meeting.

Peer Review was a quarterly magazine published by the association from 2000 to fall 2019[6] that reported "emerging trends and key debates in undergraduate liberal education".

The leaders of the collaboration hoped that the results of the project would "paint an accurate picture of learning nationwide and, in turn, spark continuing improvement.

The notability of the project is its "subject of analysis: the authentic stuff of college – the homework, problem sets, and papers that students regularly produce.