Listen in on a remarkable conversation with Hanna Gray, the acclaimed former president of the University of Chicago, and one of the nation’s most respected academic leaders. Speaking with ACTA’s Michael Poliakoff and Karen Hyman, Mrs. Gray shares her incisive views on academic freedom, liberal arts education versus “vocationalism,” and much more.
ACTA is pleased to launch a series of conversations with college students experiencing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Our first episode features Daniel Acosta-Rivas, rising senior at American University, and
College-decision day is here. Whether online or in-person, millions of freshmen will start their first day of college in the fall. While their chosen institution’s core curriculum might be the last thing on students’ minds in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a poorly c...
Social distancing, self-isolation, and the closure of non-essential businesses eerily resemble dystopian novels. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, is a global emergency, not the rise of a dystopian future. Local, state, and federal governments continue to function, and busi...
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