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What We Learned About Higher Education After October 7th

January 26, 2024 Download PDF

On January 16, 2024, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff sat on a panel with other distinguished higher education experts to discuss issues of free speech on college campuses after the October 7 crisis in Israel. Click HERE to read his full remarks.

The unnatural vices that too many higher education leaders have aided and abetted are clear. Whether they can do the hard work of embracing virtue is less so. It is our job to see that they do—or that the regimes change.

—Dr. Michael Poliakoff

Speakers

Michael Poliakoff
Dr. Michael Poliakoff
President, American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Don Sweeting
Dr. Donald Sweeting
Chancellor, Colorado Christian University
Rabbi Dollin
Rabbi Bruce Dollin
Emeritus Rabbi, Hebrew Education Alliance
Heidi Ganahl
Board Member, American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Former Regent, University of Colorado
The Honorable Hank Brown
Former President, University of Colorado
Former U.S. Senator
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