ACTA President Michael Poliakoff reflects on a year of unprecedented challenges and thanks supporters for their pivotal role in helping ACTA’s mission to safeguard academic excellence and free expression. The 2020–21 What Will They Learn? report evaluated over 1,100 colleges on core curricular strength and welcomes Wyoming Catholic College as a new “A” school. ACTA’s research was cited by Madonna University President Michael Grandillo in his State of the University Address. ACTA’s campus debates, held in partnership with Braver Angels, continue to promote civil discourse across the nation’s colleges.
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Washington, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has designated three new exceptional academic programs as Hidden Gems. ACTA’s Hidden Gems initiative shines a light on honors colleges and major, minor, and certificate programs that provide high-quality interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts. Launched in 2019, it now includes 26 programs spanning from coast […]
While general knowledge remains poor, ACTA’s arts and sciences survey shows that students have a strong appetite for learning.
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has recognized the Center for Public Service at the University of Pikeville, Concourse at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University as Oases of Excellence.
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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