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November 9, 2023 by ACTA
DARE TO BE WISE: Enlightenment and the American College Campus This panel will investigate the role that universities should…
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In this episode, former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks with ACTA’s President Michael Poliakoff. Governor Walker is now leading Young Americans for Freedom.
WRAL News | November 17, 2023 by Monica Casey
Kevin Guskiewicz, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said Thursday he is ‘weighing’ the opportunity to depart…
UNC chancellor ‘weighing’ departure for Michigan State UniversityNovember 9, 2023 by ACTA
DARE TO BE WISE: Enlightenment and the American College Campus This panel will investigate the role that universities should…
The Hill | November 9, 2023 by David Masci
According to a recent Wall Street Journal/University of Chicago survey, 56 percent of Americans now think college is not worth…
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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In October, the University of Michigan Board of Regents released an excellent draft statement on freedom of expression for community feed…
ACTA Commends University of Michigan’s Draft Statement Setting Standards for Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity on CampusThe Philadelphia Inquirer | November 13, 2023 by Susan Snyder
In mid-September, Ronald S. Lauder, of the Estée Lauder cosmetic company, made a special trip to Philadelphia to see…
November 9, 2023
Conservative political commentator Ann Coulter was invited by Cornell University’s chapter of the Network of Enlightened Women to speak…
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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In this episode, former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks with ACTA’s President Michael Poliakoff. Governor Walker is now leading Young Americans for Freedom.
Scott Walker: A Governor’s Perspective on College SpendingInside Higher Ed | November 30, 2023 by Jessica Blake
A recent opinion submitted by Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares to Governor Glenn Youngkin is raising questions about…
U.S. News & World Report | November 17, 2023 by LaMont Jones, Jr.
The governing boards of U.S. colleges and universities, typically called trustees or overseers, are among the least visible and…
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 PDFForbes | June 21, 2023 by Michael B. Poliakoff
The answer spans “significant progress” to “beyond a doubt.” We are seeing meaningful breakthroughs in the Texas capital, and the University of Austin (UATX) is clearly destined to be a new national model. Meanwhile, survey data released today show that making even more progre…
Newsweek | April 14, 2023 by Michael B. Poliakoff and Paul S. Levy
Even in a year of disgraceful coast-to-coast shout-downs, stretching from Yale Law School to Stanford Law School, the persecution of Professor Amy Wax stands out. It should summon the legal profession and American higher education to action. If we fail to reassert the core values of academic free…
Washington Post | March 1, 2023 by Henry Olsen
TUCSON — If, like me, you are worried about political polarization and what it is doing to our country, I invite you to consider Arizona’s Regents’ Cup. It might just offer you a ray of hope for our democracy. I recently participated as a moderator and judge at the event. Sponsored by the Arizona…
RealClear Education | February 17, 2023 by Michael B. Poliakoff and Steven McGuire
Will every State University of New York (SUNY) student be compelled to absorb fashionable social justice theories,without being required to learn the basics of American history or government? Is the whole of the American experience less important than a narrow slice of it? SUNY reported…
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