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Make your gift countAugust 20, 2024
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.
September 2, 2024 by Armand B. Alacbay
Today, the first Monday in September is now known more as being the de facto end of summer and the beginning of football and back-to-school season. Like most federal holidays, its meaning is long divorced from its original roots.
“Happy” Labor Day? Not in 1894, It Wasn’tUSA Today | August 29, 2024 by Daniel de Visé
If you studied humanities, life sciences or law in college, there’s a better-than-40% chance you regret the choice now.
The American Spectator | August 26, 2024 by Richard K. Vedder
So-called “higher” education is supposed to be all about truth, beauty, and progress, achieved through learning and discovery. “Truths”…
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 PDFThe College Fix | August 27, 2024 by Megan Rosevear
If a university has a strict institutional neutrality policy, then demands from aggressive and sometimes violent anti-Israel campus pro-Palestinian protesters…
Institutional neutrality key to stymying aggressive anti-Israel campus protests: reportAugust 26, 2024
Those who listen to “The Glenn Show” will know that Professor Glenn Loury has published an extraordinary autobiography. Late Admissions: Confessions…
August 25, 2024 by Steven McGuire and Michael B. Poliakoff
The American Association of University Professors on Aug. 9 threw gasoline on the still-smoldering embers of this past spring’s…
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 PDFInside 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 weapons manufacturers and other companies profiting off the bloodshed in Gaza. Some called for total divestment from Israel, accusing college leaders of being complicit in a genocide as the death toll of Palestinian civilians continued to climb.
Students’ Demands for Divestment From Israel Have Mostly FailedMinding the Campus | September 4, 2024 by Mark Bauerlein
Given the power that trustees of a college possess, one must ask why trustees are so negligible a factor…
The Washington Free Beacon | August 26, 2024 by Aaron Sibarium
Robin DiAngelo, the best-selling author of White Fragility, is a big believer in citing minorities.In an “accountability” statement on her…
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 PDFInside 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 weapons manufacturers and other companies profiting off the bloodshed in Gaza. Some called for total divestment from Israel, accusing college leaders of being complicit in a …
Minding the Campus | September 4, 2024 by Mark Bauerlein
Given the power that trustees of a college possess, one must ask why trustees are so negligible a factor in the institution’s operations.
USA Today | August 29, 2024 by Daniel de Visé
If you studied humanities, life sciences or law in college, there’s a better-than-40% chance you regret the choice now.
The College Fix | August 27, 2024 by Megan Rosevear
If a university has a strict institutional neutrality policy, then demands from aggressive and sometimes violent anti-Israel campus pro-Palestinian protesters…
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 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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