ACTA is an independent, non-profit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities.
ACTA is an independent, non-profit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities.
ACTA is an independent, non-profit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities.
ACTA is an independent, non-profit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities.
Our Initiatives:
ACTA initiatives promote academic quality, affordability, and cost effectiveness in higher education.
What's New
Purdue University President to Receive ACTA’s Phillip Merrill Award
April 26, 2018 |
Throughout his tenure at the helm of Purdue University, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. has reinvigorated the University and has cemented its stature as a world-leading public research institution. Moreover, thanks to President Daniels’s vision and guidance, tuition at Purdue has been held in check at… Continue Reading >>
ACTA Offers Rebuttal to Andrew Hartman’s Claim of “No Campus Crisis”
March 23, 2018 |
ACTA President Michael Poliakoff responded to a recent article that disputed the claims of a campus crisis. A 2016 Gallup survey revealed that over 25% of college students believe that censoring speech is appropriate if the views “are upsetting or offensive to certain groups”―an issue in dire need of… Continue Reading >>
Featured
Campus Intolerance, Then & Now
April 2018 by Guenter Lewy |
Freedom of expression is imperiled on today’s college campuses. Citizens and educators alike are concerned about the number of shout-downs and disinvitations and… Continue Reading >>
Getting Philanthropic Returns
March 2018 by Christine Ravold |
What do philanthropists and investors have in common? A lot more than you’d think. A new generation of “venture philanthropists” are looking… Continue Reading >>
