In this episode, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff discusses solutions to our nation’s civic education crisis with distinguished jurist Douglas Ginsburg and his wife, Dorothy “Deecy” Gray.
Today, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) releases the second in a series of three annual surveys of American college students. This survey, The Forgotten Fundamentals: An Arts and Sciences Assessment of...
In April 2025, ACTA surveyed over 3,000 college and university students on basic fundamentals of arts and sciences. We found that a significant number of college students graduate without even a background knowledge of...
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff speaks with Richard Haass, distinguished diplomat and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
The Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville was established three years ago during a time when national discussions centered on critical race theory and "wokeism," in which perceptions were...
John and Abigail Adams envisioned an America with a school in every neighborhood and a well-informed citizenry that was adept in languages, literature, and music; science, history, and religion. Their vision was practical until...
ACTA President Michael Poliakoff welcomes The Honorable John Hillen, distinguished resident fellow at the Center for Politics in Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and an executive-in-residence of the Political Science Department. Dr. Hillen is a...
In this episode, ACTA Vice President of Policy Bradley Jackson talks with Jane Calvert, director of the John Dickinson Writings Project and a member of ACTA’s National Commission on American History and Civic Education....
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