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Author and Emory University professor emeritus Mark Bauerlein sat down with ACTA’s Michael Poliakoff to talk about his new book, “The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults.” Bauerlein has publicly argued that...
Higher Ed Now delves into issues of merit, fairness and equality, academic freedom, and more with Dorian Abbot, associate professor in the department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. It’s well known that...
Nadine Strossen is one of the nation’s leading champions of free expression, a renowned author and educator, and a long-time close friend of ACTA. From 1991 to 2008, she served as the first woman...
ACTA’s Doug Sprei interviews Paul Carrese, acclaimed founder of the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. Professor Carrese shares the underpinnings of this influential program, which aims to prepare the...
For six decades, Dr. Gordon S. Wood’s scholarship has advanced the understanding of the formative years of our nation. His work on the American Revolution and the creation of the American Republic is not...
ACTA’s president Michael Poliakoff has a bracing conversation with Ed Yingling, a co-founder of the Alumni Free Speech Alliance (AFSA)—a new consortium of alumni groups dedicated to preserving free speech on their college campuses. Yingling and ACTA Board member...
ACTA’s president Michael Poliakoff joins author and editor Robert McCrum to explore his latest book, Shakespearean, an inspiring portrait of one of the most influential writers in history. McCrum elaborates on how Shakespeare’s works resonate today as vividly...
ACTA’s Jonathan Pidluzny and Nathaniel Urban interview George Harne, Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas in Texas. “Liberal education is almost like becoming a conductor in...
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