Reports
ACTA's reports address key issues of higher education quality and effectiveness. They examine and analyze such topics as curricular standards and academic rigor, the academic freedom of faculty and students, cost-effectiveness and allocation of resources, responsible governance, and how attentive institutions are to the needs of their students.
What Will They Learn? 2012-13
A Survey of Core Requirements at Our Nation's Colleges and UniversitiesOctober 2012 by ACTA |
ACTA releases What Will They Learn? 2012-13, the fourth edition, evaluating the general education requirements at 1,070 colleges and universities. Unlike… Continue Reading >>
American History Literacy Survey 2012
August 2012 by ACTA |
ACTA teams up with Gfk Roper OmniTel to conduct a new survey on American historical literacy. Again, the results are troubling. Less than half of the college… Continue Reading >>
Best Laid Plans
The Unfulfilled Promise of Public Higher Education in CaliforniaJune 2012 by ACTA |
At a time of major fiscal crisis and growing student and faculty unrest, ACTA's report points the finger at California's college and university trustees… Continue Reading >>
An Educated Citizenry
2011 Annual ReportMarch 2012 by ACTA |
As David McCullough states, "ACTA, like no other organization is reaching out to trustees and alumni to insist on a quality liberal arts education that is fundamental… Continue Reading >>
Diffusion of Light and Education
A State Report Card on Public Higher Education in VirginiaJanuary 2012 by ACTA |
ACTA releases the ninth in its series of state reports—this one on the Commonwealth of Virginia. The report—The Diffusion of Light and Education—outlines… Continue Reading >>
What Will They Learn? 2011-12
A Survey of Core Requirements at Our Nation's Colleges and UniversitiesOctober 2011 by ACTA |
ACTA has expanded its groundbreaking analysis of college curricula, What Will They Learn?, in response to the single most common demand: review more… Continue Reading >>
Prepared in Mind and Resources?
A Report on Public Higher Education in South CarolinaOctober 2011 by ACTA |
This report focuses on three key aspects of public higher education in the state of South Carolina: cost and effectiveness, general education requirements, and… Continue Reading >>
The Intelligent Donor’s Guide to College Giving
Second EditionApril 2011 by Anne D. Neal & Michael Poliakoff |
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for donors on how to target their giving, with profiles of successful gifts. American philanthropists long have… Continue Reading >>
Made in Maine
A State Report Card on Public Higher EducationApril 2011 by ACTA |
This report card on public higher education in Maine focuses on four key areas of interest: what students are learning (the curriculum), whether the marketplace… Continue Reading >>
Academic Freedom, Excellence and Accountability
15 Years of Leadership in Higher Education ReformMarch 2011 by ACTA |
ACTA is “the most important and creative organization in higher education, one that supports high academic standards, academic freedom, and institutional… Continue Reading >>
Here We Have Idaho
A State Report Card on Public Higher EducationJanuary 2011 by ACTA |
This report card focuses on four key areas of interest: what students are learning (the curriculum), whether the marketplace of ideas is vibrant (intellectual… Continue Reading >>
What Will They Learn? 2010-11
A Survey of Core Requirements at our Nation's Colleges and UniversitiesNovember 2010 by ACTA |
ACTA has expanded its groundbreaking analysis of college curricula, What Will They Learn?, in response to the single most common demand: review more… Continue Reading >>
What’s happening off the field?
A Report on Higher Education in the Big 12November 2010 by ACTA |
The Big 12 is famous for its athletics, and well it should be. But what about the rest of the conference—the academic part? This study reflects a… Continue Reading >>
At a Crossroads
A Report Card on Public Higher Education in MinnesotaMarch 2010 by ACTA |
This report card on public higher education in Minnesota focuses on four key areas of the public's interest: what students are learning (the curriculum),… Continue Reading >>
Getting Back to First Principles
2009 Annual ReportMarch 2010 by ACTA |
In the words of award-winning historian Richard Norton Smith: “In a very real sense, ACTA sticks its neck out every time it insists that core curricula… Continue Reading >>
