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Jodi Shaw Accepts ACTA’s Hero of Intellectual Freedom Award at Historic Bitter End Rock Club in NYC
Jodi Shaw, a single mom with two children, quit her job at Smith […]
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ACTA Hosts Webinar On College Debates and Discourse Program to Help Alumni Free Speech Advocates
On April 1, 2022, ACTA hosted a webinar to introduce alumni free speech advocates […]
Cancel Culture
The Campus Free Speech Crisis in the Context of K-12 “Book Bans”
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s (ACTA) Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Jonathan W. Pidluzny, testified on Thursday, April 7, 2022, before the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the...
Historical Literacy
Dr. Gordon Wood Accepts ACTA’s Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education
For six decades, Dr. Gordon S. Wood’s scholarship has advanced the understanding of […]
Costs
Spending for Student Success: Effective Strategies for College Governing Boards to Control Costs Webinar
On September 22, 2021, ACTA’s webinar for college leaders and trustees offered valuable […]
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What Will They Learn?® 2021-2022
Most college ranking systems, like the U.S. News & World Report, do not evaluate what students actually learn in the classroom. What Will They Learn?® is the only rating system that examines the course...
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Michael Poliakoff Appears on ‘Yahoo! Finance Live’ 8 17 21
Michael B. Poliakoff, Ph.D., President of American Council of Trustees and Alumni, joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the rising higher education costs impairing student diversity and raising student debt levels.
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ACTA Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee
On July 29, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff provided testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee. The subcommittee discussed legislation that would double the maximum amount of the Pell...
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