ACTA is proud to honor University of Austin Chancellor Pano Kanelos as our 2025 Hero of Intellectual Freedom, recognizing his leadership in championing open discourse and academic integrity. Momentum for accreditation reform continues to...
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...
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...
At ATHENA 2024, ACTA gathered over 100 academic leaders to examine the role of higher education in preserving a free society. ACTA’s counsel was read into the Congressional Record during debate on the “End...
Harvard economist Roland Fryer was honored as ACTA’s 2024 Hero of Intellectual Freedom for his courageous research on race and policing. In July, ACTA released Losing America’s Memory 2.0, revealing significant civic knowledge gaps...
Nadine Strossen has been recognized as the 2024 recipient of the Philip Merrill Award for her lifelong defense of free expression and liberal education. ACTA secured a major policy win in Virginia when Governor...
ACTA leaders joined Capital Research Center’s podcast to discuss the growing donor revolt and the need to support campuses that champion free expression. The Levy Forum launched its new lecture series with Ayaan Hirsi...
ACTA’s 2023 ATHENA Roundtable explored the enduring relevance of Enlightenment values, honoring Professor Alan Charles Kors with the Merrill Award and Dr. Carole Hooven as Hero of Intellectual Freedom. ACTA experts advanced the national...
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