ACTA’s Veronica Bryant welcomes David Rohrbacher, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Classics at the New College of Florida. NCF made headlines after they skyrocketed from an “F” grade to a “B+”...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Building on a decade of national recognition, Purdue University is expanding its Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program in 2026 with new interdisciplinary initiatives focused on civic learning, research and engagement. Cornerstone’s model...
Washington, DC – The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has announced […]
ACTA in the NewsCivic Education
Legislation being considered by Tennessee lawmakers would require all undergraduate students to take classes on American history and government. The more than 80 public and independent higher education institutions in Tennessee collectively serve approximately 360,000...
Today, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) released A Broadside for the […]
ACTA in the NewsCore Curriculum
On April 16, the Wall Street Journal published a modest but critical proposal: that American colleges, especially those receiving federal funds, should require students to take one course in economics or statistics before graduation. The argument was...
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...
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) annually assesses core curricula at over 1,100 U.S. colleges and universities as part of our What Will They Learn? project. Each school is assigned a...
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