American Council Of Trustees and Alumni

June 7, 1999

ACTA Praises CUNY Task Force Study

City University of New York Study Calls for Higher Academic Standards and Greater System-Wide Accountability

June 4, 1999

Resignation of University of Chicago President is Victory for High Standards in Liberal Arts Education

ACTA Cites Resignation as Evidence That the Public, Faculty and Alumni Will Not Tolerate Dumbing Down Education

May 25, 1999

Distinguished Scholars Mortimer Adler and Robert Bork Join Group Opposing Curricular Cuts at the University of Chicago

ACTA Coordinates Scholars to Call on University Trustees to Impsoe a Moratorium on Proposed Changes

May 20, 1999

New Guidelines Threaten Fairness in College Admissions

ACTA Condemns Draft U.S. Department of Education Guidelines That Suggest Using Standardized Test Scores to Help Determine College Admissions Violates Federal Civil Rights Law

January 27, 1999

Committee for CUNY Future Asks Task Force to Focus on Standards

The Committee Calls on the Mayor's Advisory Task Force on the City University of New York to Raise Standards

December 15, 1998

ACTA Praises SUNY Board for Raising Academic Standards

ACTA Praises the State University of New York Board of Trustees' Decision to Overhaul Undergraduate Education by Adopting a New Core Curriculum

November 9, 1998

New Guide is First to Show Donors How to Avoid Pitfalls in Their College Giving

ACTA Releases The Intelligent Donor's Guide to College Giving

May 21, 1998

Alumni and Faculty to CUNY Board: We Need Remediation Reform

Citizens Form Committee for the CUNY Future and Support Proposal to Focus Remediation in the Community Colleges

January 9, 1998

Award for Sadomasochism Workshop Condemned for Undermining Academic Freedom

ACTA Challenges the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for Honoring a College President for Sponsoring Sadomasochism Workshops

September 20, 1997

ACTA Condemns Intimidation of Outspoken Faculty Member

ACTA Calls on University of Texas Administrators to Affirm Their Adherence to Principles of Academic Freedom and Free Speech

July 26, 1997

Alumni to President: Save the Core

Alumni Organize to Oppose the "Dumbing Down" of Brooklyn College

July 3, 1997

No James Madison at James Madison U.

ACTA Decries Neglect of American History

June 26, 1996

Alumni and Students Protest Dropping Great Authors from College Requirements

ACTA's Newsletter Inside Academe Reports the Trend at Georgetown and Other Universities to Drop Shakespeare and Other Great Authors from College Requirements

May 22, 1996

Troubled by Trends in Higher Education, Major Donors Launch Alternative for Annual Giving

ACTA Unveils "Fund for Academic Renewal." Supporters Expect to Channel $50 Million to Higher Education

April 30, 1996

Writers, Actors, Students and Alumni Protest National Trend of Dropping Shakespeare from Course Requirements

ACTA Hosts Teach-In on Shakespeare

April 8, 1996

ACTA Calls for Students' Free Press Protection

ACTA Calls on College and University Administrations to Take Stronger Measures to Protect the Freedom of the Press on their Campuses

February 15, 1996

Higher Education Donors Plan Strategy

ACTA's Newsletter Inside Academe Reports Donors to Higher Education Have Banded Together to Support Educational Excellence

March 17, 1995

Alumni Organize to Preserve Free Speech and Free Thought at Colleges and Universities

ACTA is Created as a National Organization of College and University Alumni Focused on Promoting Academic Freedom and Excellence at Their Alma Maters