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ACTA has taken a significant step to address this nation’s civic education crisis by convening the National Commission on American History and Civic Education, comprised of esteemed historians, political scientists, and education leaders.
Law & Liberty | September 30, 2024 by Paul Carrese
I am deeply grateful to the Law & Liberty editors for organizing this Forum on my essay urging the restoration of genuinely higher learning in America’s universities, especially liberal education as a civic education. I am indebted to each respondent for seriously engaging with my analysis of the multi-faceted crisis facing higher education, and my remedies for private as well as public institutions.
Restoring a Higher Civics in America’s UniversitiesStar City News | September 24, 2024 by Emily Slater
It started in 2017, before which many Purdue graduates went their entire academic career having never set foot in…
September 18, 2024
Washington, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is proud to designate the Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program…
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.
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Wesleyan University’s campus was abuzz last week after student protesters, demanding divestment from the “U.S.–Israeli Empire,” occupied an administrative building and refused to leave until the police arrived and threatened arrest. This was a new development for Wesleyan, whose president Michael Roth had boasted about not calling the police during the past year’s protests.
Political, or Politicized?New York Sun | October 2, 2024 by Novi Zhukovsky
“SJP’s decision to hold this event shows a complete disregard for basic human decency, but UMD is a public…
September 30, 2024
On September 30th, ACTA sent a letter to Michael Kotlikoff, Interim President of Cornell University, supporting his efforts 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.
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On October 2, ACTA sent a follow-up letter to the chancellor of the Brown University Corporation, renewing ACTA’s call to cancel the upcoming vote on divesting from companies that do business with the state of Israel.
ACTA Letter to the Chancellor of the Brown University CorporationSeptember 30, 2024
On September 19th, ACTA sent letters to the regents at the University of Michigan in response to the news…
Inside Higher Ed | September 5, 2024 by Josh Moody
Last spring, many of the students protesting the war between Israel and Hamas demanded that their universities divest from…
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.
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City Journal | October 4, 2024 by Solveig Gold
Wesleyan University’s campus was abuzz last week after student protesters, demanding divestment from the “U.S.–Israeli Empire,” occupied an administrative building and refused to leave until the police arrived and threatened arrest. This was a new development for Wesleyan, whose president Michael…
New York Sun | October 2, 2024 by Novi Zhukovsky
“SJP’s decision to hold this event shows a complete disregard for basic human decency, but UMD is a public university and therefore subject to the First Amendment, which protects a broad range of speech, including speech that many will hate,” Mr. McGuire tells the Sun.
Washington Examiner | September 30, 2024 by Rebecca Richards
How much is free speech worth? According to one donor, $100 million. Last week, the University of Chicago received a $100 million donation in support of free speech efforts on campus. The gift supports the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression, including its speaking events, orientation…
Law & Liberty | September 30, 2024 by Paul Carrese
I am deeply grateful to the Law & Liberty editors for organizing this Forum on my essay urging the restoration of genuinely higher learning in America’s universities, especially liberal education as a civic education. I am indebted to each respondent for seriously engaging with my analysis of the…
institutions have been counseled by ACTA on matters of cost effectiveness, financial governance, and institutional spending. See ACTA’s one-of-a-kind higher education financial analysis tool: HowCollegesSpendMoney.com.
institutions and systems representing nearly four million students, encouraged by ACTA, reaffirmed their commitment to free speech on campus by adopting the Chicago Principles on Freedom of Expression or a policy of institutional neutrality.
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.
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