Heckler's Veto
ACTA Urges the University at Buffalo to Take Disciplinary Actions Following the Woke Violence Surrounding Campus Speaker
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Heckler's Veto
Freedom of Expression
The Honorable José A. Cabranes Announced as Winner of 2019 Merrill Award
WASHINGTON, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is proud to announce that Judge Cabranes will receive the 2019 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education at ACTA’s annual ATHENA conference....
Freedom of Expression
Protecting Free Speech on Campus
It is the role and responsibility of the board of trustees to ensure that their institution protects and fosters freedom of speech and viewpoint diversity. Get this convenient wallet-sized card of 10 questions that trustees should...
Freedom of Expression
Guarding the Freedom to Speak, Freedom to Hear
ACTA’s new guide for higher education trustees, Guarding the Freedom to Speak, Freedom to Hear by Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, provides best practices to boards...
Freedom of Expression
Michael Poliakoff: Freedom of speech must be protected
IN 1820, Thomas Jefferson wrote of the university he had founded: “This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever...
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Freedom of Expression
Middlebury’s Student Discipline Is Too Mild
In “The Outspoken Campus” (Review, June 10), Middlebury College President Laurie Patton states her commitment to a robust public square for open and fearless debate on campus. Her positive steps for building a culture...
Freedom of Expression
Coulter Changes Course
After days of insisting otherwise, Ann Coulter will not speak at the University of California, Berkeley, campus Thursday, the latest development in a now national controversy over the balance between free speech and security...
Freedom of Expression
ACTA Urges Claremont McKenna’s Board to Stand for Academic Freedom
In response to recent events at Claremont McKenna College (CMC), ACTA reached out to the college’s board of trustees, calling on them to take additional steps to protect academic freedom and freedom of expression...
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