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Make your gift countMay 30, 2024
While this is the correct position on institutional statements, we are disheartened to see that the report fails to grapple with the most pressing issue of the day: the throngs of student activists who shout for university corporate divestment from the state of Israel.
June 14, 2024
ACTA President Michael Poliakoff interviews Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and professor of law at George…
Jeffrey Rosen: The Classics’ Critical Role in EducationStateline | May 30, 2024 by Elaine S. Povich
With college costs rising and some students and families questioning the return on investment of a four-year degree, a…
The College Fix | May 29, 2024 by Eleanor Blair
Seven colleges received a perfect score for their core curriculum, according to a higher education reform group.
ACTA’s report, “No U.S. History? How College History Departments Leave the United States out of the Major,” found that 18 of the top 25 public universities did not have a wide-ranging American history requirement for students seeking a B.A. in history in the major or core curriculum.
Download PDFCity Journal | June 20, 2024 by Steven McGuire
With few exceptions, college and university presidents were slow and ineffective in responding to the protests and encampments on their campuses…
What Does the Student Intifada Want?Fox News | June 4, 2024 by Jeffrey Clark
After months of criticism from Harvard professors and high-profile donors, the elite university has announced that it will no longer require…
May 30, 2024
While this is the correct position on institutional statements, we are disheartened to see that the report fails to…
ACTA now provides a blueprint to help higher education regain and live by this core principle. The ACTA Gold Standard for Freedom of Expression™ provides clear guidance for institutions to create a culture of free thought on their campuses.
Download PDF10/11 NOW | June 20, 2024 by Destiny Herbers
Varner Hall, home of the University of Nebraska’s central administration, has doubled its budget in the past decade even as the university’s…
A ‘one university’ preview? NU’s central budget doubles as campuses take cutsMinding The Campus | June 17, 2024 by Steven McGuire and Samuel J. Abrams
Harvard’s year has been one for the history books. It ranked last in the Foundation for Individual Rights and…
Inside Higher Ed | June 7, 2024 by Jessica Blake
Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed a bill into law Wednesday that grants him new powers to directly appoint board chairs…
Governance for a New Era is a blueprint for higher education governance. Signatories to the statement, a diverse group of 22 distinguished national leaders dedicated to ensuring America’s colleges and universities shed 20th century thinking and successfully meet 21st century challenges.
Download PDF10/11 NOW | June 20, 2024 by Destiny Herbers
Varner Hall, home of the University of Nebraska’s central administration, has doubled its budget in the past decade even as the university’s…
City Journal | June 20, 2024 by Steven McGuire
With few exceptions, college and university presidents were slow and ineffective in responding to the protests and encampments on their campuses…
Minding The Campus | June 17, 2024 by Steven McGuire and Samuel J. Abrams
Harvard’s year has been one for the history books. It ranked last in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s annual college free speech…
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institutions representing over three million students, encouraged by ACTA, reaffirmed their commitment to free speech on campus by adopting the Chicago Principles on Freedom of Expression.
institutions have improved their core curriculum requirements based on ACTA’s annual What Will They Learn?® initiative. Visit WhatWillTheyLearn.com
students from 100+ Institutions have engaged in 250+ civil discourse debates through ACTA’s college debates program partnership with Braver Angels and Bridge USA.
news outlets reaching 1.4 billion readers have covered ACTA’s nationwide impact on academic excellence, academic freedom, and accountability in higher education.
million dollars in gifts to higher education have been guided through ACTA’s Fund for Academic Renewal. Visit AcademicRenewal.org.
Launched in 1995, we are the only organization that works with alumni, donors, trustees, and education leaders across the United States to support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives an intellectually rich, high-quality college education at an affordable price.
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