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Following panels focused on how diversity, equity, and inclusion policies can threaten academic freedom and stifle the free exchange of ideas, ACTA presented Erec Smith with our 2022 Hero of Intellectual Freedom award. ACTA’s...
On October 21, 2022, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni honored John McWhorter with our Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education. Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at...
On October 21, 2022, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni honored John McWhorter with our Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education. Glenn Loury, Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the...
“Professor McWhorter’s role as a scholar, teacher, and social critic makes him one of the most important voices in contemporary American life,” said ACTA President Michael Poliakoff. “His incisive writings have powerfully increased the...
ACTA now provides a blueprint to help higher education regain and live by this core principle. The ACTA Gold Standard for Freedom of Expression™ provides clear guidance for institutions to create a culture of...
Jodi Shaw, a single mom with two children, quit her job at Smith […]
On April 1, 2022, ACTA hosted a webinar to introduce alumni free speech advocates […]
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...
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