PodcastsGeneral Education
Richard Haass: Education and the Obligations of Citizenship
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff and Higher Ed Now producer Doug Sprei interview Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, an...
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 Erez Binyamin, who has just graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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ACTA in the NewsCivic Literacy
Everyone seems happy with ASU promoting civics – except for Gov. Katie Hobbs
Arizona leads the way in promoting civic education. From requiring all high school seniors to pass the same test immigrants must take to become U.S. citizens, to the establishment of the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL) at Arizona State University, the state has set a tremendous example for others to follow. Taking inspiration from SCETL, the University of North […]
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The State of Higher Education Finances in 2021
The spread of COVID-19 and the resulting economic fallout have placed unprecedented financial strain on the higher education system. Enrollment is in flux, state higher education budgets are under increased pressure, and institutions face ballooning costs associated with virus management. While emergency federal funding has helped to fill some of the gap, the outlook for […]
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