Kyle Beltramini, ACTA’s Senior Research Fellow, welcomes Director of External Affairs Nick Down to analyze critical policy developments at the state level that are transforming public colleges and universities. Their wide-ranging discussion covers reforms...
Mitch Daniels is an American statesman and higher education leader who served as governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013 and as president of Purdue University from 2013 to 2022. Over a wide-ranging career...
From improving civic education to protecting free expression to strengthening college governance, state policymakers are challenging the status quo to restore the promise of higher education. Below are several bills that legislatures have already...
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...
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When Ohio State University President Ted Carter resigned on Monday after admitting he […]
Today, the Committee on Postsecondary Education of the Oklahoma House of Representatives considered legislation, House Bill 3129, which would strengthen free speech protections on public college and university campuses by mandating that all security fees...
Today, the Committee on Education of the Oklahoma Senate considered legislation, Senate Bill 1725, which would strengthen free speech protections on public college and university campuses by mandating that all security fees must be levied in...
The president of the University of Virginia is resigning following pressure from the Trump administration to step aside amid a Justice Department investigation into the school’s diversity practices. James E. Ryan convened a meeting with...
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