Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt’s recent announcement that tenure will be phased out at the state’s public regional universities and community colleges has ignited predictable reactions. Some see an existential threat to academic freedom. Others welcome what...
ACTA in the NewsCampus Protests
“Welcome to Sarah Lawrence.” That was college president Cristle Collins Judd’s joking reaction on stage after members of the local Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter disrupted a “building bridges” event that featured New York Times columnist Ezra Klein....
In this episode of Radio Free Campus, podcast co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison talk with Marty Kotis, a trustee at UNC Chapel Hill, about how trustee leadership has strengthened free expression and intellectual...
This guide is designed to assist college and university governing boards in understanding and adopting a policy of institutional neutrality. It explains what institutional neutrality means, why it is essential for maintaining an inclusive...
PodcastsInstitutional Neutrality
In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison talk about how a recent Wall Street Journal article criticizing institutional neutrality makes the same mistakes as previous objections to such...
ACTA in the NewsInstitutional Neutrality
The UF Board of Trustees unanimously passed a policy Dec. 5 limiting faculty and staff from using university communication, like email systems, to share their opinions on issues that “polarize society.” UF is only the latest...
ACTA’s Hero of Intellectual Freedom award was presented to Pano Kanelos, Founding President of the University of Austin. Dr. Kanelos served as the inaugural president of UATX from 2021 to 2024 and then as...
American Council of Trustees & Alumni fellow and former professor Steven McGuire sat down for an interview with College Fix Editor Gabrielle Temaat. He responded to the Association of American University Professors’ recent claim...
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