Wallace Hall, former regent at the University of Texas, courageously flagged admissions corruption and malfeasance in the system as far back as 2011. He faced scathing criticism and censure before being fully vindicated years later. He gave this speech upon accepting ACTA’s Jerry L. Martin Prize for Excellence in College Trusteeship on October 17, 2019.
In his remarks upon accepting the 2018 Jerry L. Martin Prize for Excellence in College Trusteeship, former University of Pennsylvania trustee Paul S. Levy condemns the group think that is squelching civil debate and freedom of expression on college campuses. He offers recommendations to trustees on how to combat it and reclaim the ethics of […]
This inspiring speech was delivered by Judge José A. Cabranes, upon accepting ACTA's Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education on 10/18/19.
Governance for a New Era, a blueprint for higher education governance, is the product of a summit facilitated by ACTA and chaired by Benno Schmidt, past president of Yale University and former board chairman of the City University of New York. Signatories to the statement, a diverse group of 22 distinguished national leaders, include college […]
Almost since the start of Power Line in 2002, we have reported with dismay the descent of American colleges and universities into a leftist bastion of illiberalism. Most of our focus has been on professors, and not without reason. They are the ones who have degraded the teaching of humanities through their obsession with identify […]
Some students and faculty members at Raritan Valley Community College in New Jersey were outraged when they learned that one of the college’s trustees attended a straight pride parade in Boston in August. Felecia Nace, a former teacher turned consultant who wrote a book critical of exposing children to LGBTQ topics and banning religion in schools, criticized […]
Serving on the board of a college or university often rates as one of the noblest contributions of time, heart, and intellect that a person can make. But when trustees take the honor of board membership without the moral fortitude that should define the job, they are sending their schools for a stroll through a minefield […]
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