ACTA teams up with Roper to survey Americans’ attitudes towards the nation’s system of higher education. The results show that many Americans don’t believe that students are getting their money’s worth from attending college or that colleges prepare students for the job market. The survey also found that most Americans believe that colleges and universities should require classes in core subjects.
This survey commissioned by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, reveals the politicization of the classroom and the intellectual intolerance of faculty. 49% of the students at the top 50 colleges and universities say professors frequently inject political comments into their courses, even if they have nothing to do with the subject. Almost one-third—29%—feel […]
ACTA teams up with Gfk Roper OmniTel to conduct a new survey on American historical literacy. Again, the results are troubling. Less than half of the college graduates surveyed could identify George Washington as the general at Yorktown. Only 20% could identify the “Father of the Constitution.” Less than half of college graduates surveyed could identify the […]
Just in time for the 2016 general election, ACTA released a survey that shows that many Americans lack the basic knowledge they need to participate in the most important civic sacrament—37% of those surveyed didn’t know when Election Day is held every four years. The survey also reveals startling economic illiteracy among college graduates. The […]
The older Americans are, and the less time they have spent on a college campus, the more likely they are to believe that professors are politically biased. That’s the chief finding of a question from a survey conducted through The Chronicle/Gallup Panel that asked Americans: “How often do you believe that college professors use their […]
The public is increasingly displeased with colleges often being run like businesses, according to a study released earlier this month. Still, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn “can be proud that it is an institution that is really mindful of its resources and how to best use them.” The study was run by the […]
Academic freedom is not freedom from criticism or freedom from responsibility. That is what the American Council of Trustees and Alumni has been saying since well before Sept. 11. But you wouldn’t know that reading Globe correspondent Neve Gordon’s misguided review (Living/Arts, Aug. 2) of the book “Academic Freedom After September 11,” which accuses ACTA […]
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