Accreditation
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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Free Speech
ACTA Hosts Webinar On College Debates and Discourse Program to Help Alumni Free Speech Advocates
On April 1, 2022, ACTA hosted a webinar to introduce alumni free speech advocates […]
Free Speech
Nadine Strossen: Free Speech In the Crosshairs
Nadine Strossen is one of the nation’s leading champions of free expression, a renowned author and educator, and a long-time close friend of ACTA. From 1991 to 2008, she served as the first woman...
Cancel Culture
The Campus Free Speech Crisis in the Context of K-12 “Book Bans”
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s (ACTA) Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Jonathan W. Pidluzny, testified on Thursday, April 7, 2022, before the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the...
Heckler's Veto
ACTA Urges the University at Buffalo to Take Disciplinary Actions Following the Woke Violence Surrounding Campus Speaker
As if on cue, students at the University at Buffalo (UB) provided us […]
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Free Speech
More books are banned than ever before, as Congress takes on the issue
Two reports this week show the United States is facing an unprecedented wave of school book banning — spurring Congress to hold a hearing Thursday focusedon the issue, which free-speech advocates warn will undermine...
Free Speech
The Campus Free Speech Crisis in the Context of K-12 “Book Bans”
It is an honor to address the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Thank you, Chairman Raskin, Ranking Member Mace, and members of the subcommittee....
Intellectual Diversity
Should Colleges Make Anti-Racism Part of Their Mission? Proposal at UMass-Boston Alarms Critics
At the University of Massachusetts at Boston, which prides itself on its urban setting and […]
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