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Free expression is the necessary precondition for the unfettered search for truth on the college campus. Learn how to build a culture of free expression at your institution through ACTA’s Campus Freedom Initiative™.
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Policymakers | Trusteeship

Ensuring Quality Trusteeship in Higher Education

March 1, 2006 by Anne D. Neal Download PDF

ACTA president Anne Neal participates in a roundtable discussion on nonprofit and higher education governance sponsored by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.

At Boston City Council, students call for increased transparency, cooperation from Northeastern administration

More than 100 people filed into Boston City Hall March 23 as community […]

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State Legislation to Watch in 2026

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. Below are several bills that legislatures have already introduced this year to generate better outcomes for students at colleges and universities across America. ACTA’s policy experts submitted testimony in […]

Civic Education

ACTA Testimony to Tennessee House Education Committee on HB291

On March 10, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff testified before the Tennessee House of Representatives’ Education Committee on House Bill 291. HB 291, introduced by Representative Ron Gant, requires all undergraduate students to take a minimum of 3 credit hours of American history. The course must include an understanding of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the […]

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Advice for Senate on Nonprofit Boards

Ever since U.S. Sen. Charles E. Grassley announced last fall that the Senate Finance Committee he leads would investigate the management of American University as part of its overall review of nonprofit governance, college officials at institutions other than American have wondered if and how that inquiry might be broadened, and whether that examination might […]

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Higher Education Governance: Stewardship or Sham?

ACTA, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, recently hosted a gathering at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. for people interested in education issues within the local public policy community. In the audience were folks from special-interest groups, think tanks, government agencies, non-government organizations, the media and others. The announced agenda was “Higher […]

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Governance Reconceived

The January-February 2011 issue details the reformation of the Corporation (“The Corporation’s 360-Year Tune Up,” page 43). While the changes are newsworthy, aren’t the Fellows missing something? Governance is about more than assigning committees and adding trustees. Boards are fiduciaries of the financial and academic health of their institutions. They ultimately ensure the academic excellence […]

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