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Front Page: John McWhorter Receives 2022 Merrill Award. We are delighted to announce that Professor John H. McWhorter is the recipient of ACTA’s 2022 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education....
Front Page: ACTA Receives a Major Gift from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. A generous gift from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation will vastly increase the American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s ability to...
Front Page: ACTA Celebrates 25 Plus One Years of Higher Education Reform. ACTA thanks the hundreds of friends, supporters, and trustees who attended our 25th Plus One Anniversary Celebration at the Library of Congress...
Front Page: ACTA White Paper—Colleges Must Prioritize Access, Not Excess. In August, ACTA released The Cost of Excess: Why Colleges and Universities Must Control Runaway Spending. This white paper, featuring original research by ACTA’s...
Front Page: Hero of Intellectual Freedom: Jodi Shaw. ACTA is proud to announce our first 2021 Hero of Intellectual Freedom: Jodi Shaw, a former student support coordinator in the Department of Residence Life at...
Front Page: Bias Response Ream Defeated at University of Texas–Austin. Although all people of goodwill abhor racial prejudice and bias, the popular practice of deploying “bias response teams” is a step backward, inhibiting the...
Front Page: A Letter from the President. Although 2020 has been a year of challenge, during this Season of Miracles, we are grateful for the blessings of Providence and for the ongoing safety and...
Front Page: Joshua Katz: ACTA’s Newest Hero of Intellectual Freedom. Last month, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff honored Joshua Katz, Cotsen Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Classics at Princeton University, as our newest...
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