Join the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) and the Museum of the American Revolution (MoAR) in celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary year with an evening panel discussion on how to reinvigorate history and civics education in American college and university...
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...
ACTA in the NewsCivic Literacy
Since the advent of television, American presidents have used their farewell addresses to deliver messages that can only come from a chief executive preparing to depart the White House for the final time. These speeches typically seek...
On October 6, the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal released a report on civics requirements in college and secondary education across all 50 states. Worried about growing civic ignorance and political polarization,...
ACTA in the NewsCivic Education
Americans have navigated centuries of controversy over tariffs, taxes, and many other issues dividing our nation today. The fact that only 19% of colleges and universities require a course on American history and government...
ACTA in the NewsCivic Education
Professors at Ole Miss are sounding the alarm over teachers and students’ “shocking […]
ACTA in the NewsCivic Education
“Will Republicans save the humanities?” So asked Jenna and Ben Storey in their widely read article last year about the rise of civics centers at public universities in red and purple states. For us (two classicists),...
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff speaks with Lee Strang, the inaugural director of the new Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society at the Ohio State University.
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