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ACTA President Michael Poliakoff Joins Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at Higher Ed Bill Signing Ceremony
Washington, DC—On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) […]
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ACTA President Michael Poliakoff’s Statement at Signing of Florida Higher Education Reform Bill
The nation owes Florida a vote of thanks. What happens on campus does […]
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New Higher Education Lawsuit Proves that Trustees Must Gain Back the Trust of Students
When the Varsity Blues scandal broke in 2019, exposing a criminal conspiracy in which well-off families gamed the admissions process by inflating test scores and bribing college officials, Americans lost faith in a higher...
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INDIANA RANKS 47TH IN THE NATION FOR PELL GRANT STUDENT GRADUATION RATE GAP
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has released a new, interactive tool that presents easily digestible data on key measures of cost-effectiveness and academic quality for nearly 500 public, four-year colleges and...
Administrative Bloat
Admitting it the first step? College administrators acknowledge free expression deficiency
College administrators are now acknowledging they have created environments on their campuses that […]
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ACTA Launches 2021 Update to HowCollegesSpendMoney.com
WASHINGTON, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has launched its 2021 annual update to HowCollegesSpendMoney.com (HCSM.com). This one-of-a-kind higher education financial analysis tool provides users with easy access to the spending trends of...
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Spending for Student Success: Effective Strategies for College Governing Boards to Control Costs Webinar
On September 22, 2021, ACTA’s webinar for college leaders and trustees offered valuable […]
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College Excess Costs Everyone
The higher education debt crisis is a boondoggle as institutional spending continues to rise while contributing little to graduation rates. he Biden administration recently announced a $5.8 billion federal student loan cancellation through the...
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