In Memoriam: Robert Woodson
ACTA mourns the death of Robert Woodson on May 19, 2026. There is no single word that describes him better than “humanitarian”. He was a distinguished civil rights leader, author, and educator, but what...
ACTA mourns the death of Robert Woodson on May 19, 2026. There is no single word that describes him better than “humanitarian”. He was a distinguished civil rights leader, author, and educator, but what...
A symbiotic relationship exists between the stories a nation tells and its civic identity. Popular culture is never neutral; it reflects the assumptions, priorities, and perspectives of its time. As those stories circulate, they...
In 1932, T.S. Eliot wrote: “The people which ceases to care for its literary inheritance becomes barbaric; the people which ceases to produce literature ceases to move in thought and sensibility.” If he were...
Wanting to give back, but unsure of where to start, many donors default to the simplest option: writing a blank check to their alma mater and calling it a day. Universities, of course, are more than happy...
On May 11, 1918, renowned physicist and educator Richard Feynman was born in New York City. Instilled with a desire to understand, Feynman questioned what he didn’t know and sought the answers to his questions. This...
On the morning of April 19, 1775, British troops and colonial minutemen fired on each other at the battles of Lexington and Concord. Referred to eloquently in Emerson’s poem, “Concord Hymn,” as “the shot...
This year, like every year, the NCAA’s March Madness showcased the largest, richest, and most sophisticated basketball franchises outside the NBA. Sixty-seven games across five weeks culminated in the University of Michigan’s historic second...
ACTA in the States From improving civic education to protecting free expression to strengthening college governance, state policymakers are challenging the status quo to restore the promise of higher education. Click here to read...
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