ACTA program director Charles Mitchell provides expert testimony on intellectual diversity to the Higher Education Committee at the State Capitol in Atlanta. Video of the hearing is available.
WASHINGTON, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni today commended the University System of Georgia for surveying its students about the intellectual climate on campus and for reviewing its grievance procedures. “The University of Georgia System is taking the kind of responsible, voluntary action needed to ensure that students experience a robust exchange of ideas […]
ATHENS, GA—The University of Georgia’s Student Government Association has endorsed House Bill 154, which seeks to ensure a free exchange of ideas on the state’s public university campuses. The bill is based on Intellectual Diversity: Time for Action, a report by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. “It is obvious that Georgia’s public universities […]
Without exception, every official in higher education cites the need for diversity. Most usually mean racial, ethnic and geographic diversity, but occasionally intellectual diversity enters the picture too. However, there is a disparity between racial diversity and intellectual diversity now reaching public consciousness. In June 2005, the American Council on Education and 29 institutions of […]
Dozens of public and private colleges have taken steps to ensure their students are exposed to a range of intellectual views on campus, and to ensure that students can freely express their views, says a report being released Thursday. “If you want to produce informed citizens, you have to hear both sides” of an argument, […]
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