ACTA in the NewsGeneral Education
In 1992, I started teaching at West Chester University. My students were mostly working-class kids from the collar counties who saw higher education as a way to move up in the world. But they...
ACTA in the NewsAthletic Spending
A $12 million investigation into the University of Michigan’s athletic department produced no actual report amid findings that revealed the institution failed to be transparent and accountable. Michigan did not release any comprehensive investigative...
In recent years, To Kill a Mockingbird has become a recurring subject within curriculum debates. The novel has generated ongoing discussion about how literature can address questions of race, justice, and history, and about the...
When someone mentions the Fourth of July, images of grand parades, dazzling fireworks, and boisterous gatherings come to mind. Celebration styles have not changed much since 1777, when Philadelphians commemorated their independence with fireworks,...
ACTA in the NewsCivic Education
In a desperate effort to defend a key stronghold from advancing British troops, the Continental Army dug in at Philadelphia’s Fort Mifflin in September 1777. What followed was among the most brutal sieges of...
The cost of an ignorant, apathetic generation is before us: the American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s (ACTA) recent survey shows that 57% of college students say they would flee the United States if it were invaded by Russia. Today, ACTA released The Story of Our Nation: How Well Do College Students...
ACTA’s Academic Affairs Fellow Veronica Bryant is joined by Dr. Mark T. Mitchell, Dean of Academic Affairs at Patrick Henry College as well as the author of numerous books on political theory. A small Christian school in...
ACTA in the NewsGeneral Education
Thousands of college students in some states now have to read the Constitution and Declaration of Independence as well as pass American history and government courses to graduate. More changes are coming as red...
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