Inside Academe

Inside Academe Vol. XXX No. 3

June 25, 2025 Download PDF

ACTA proudly announces that Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard president emeritus, will receive the 2025 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education. In policy reform, ACTA commends the passage of Ohio’s Senate Bill 1, landmark legislation we advised, which advances institutional neutrality, rigorous core requirements, and trustee accountability. President Michael Poliakoff’s recent interview with Senator Jerry Cirino highlights the bill’s transformative civic education mandate. Finally, the University of Austin’s new “Merit-First” policy signals a strong return to academic standards and merit-based admissions.

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Inside Academe

Inside Academe Vol. XXX No. 2

ACTA’s Doug Sprei chaired an intercollegiate debate on immigration at the Virginia Military Institute as part of the CD&D Alliance. In Arizona, ACTA issued its first Gold Standard Report Card, revealing both promising free speech policies and widespread viewpoint intolerance at the state’s public universities. At the December Levy Forum, historian Niall Ferguson addressed nearly 900 attendees on rising global instability and the cost of historical ignorance.
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