Higher education leaders, alumni, and journalists joined ACTA on October 22 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, for a special program on leading a university in a time of turmoil. The event...
On April 11, 2025, the George Washington University (GW) Faculty Senate will vote on “A Resolution Regarding Institutional Neutrality.” The resolution reaffirms the university’s commitment to academic freedom, explains that institutional statements on political...
Senate Bill 1 requires that all Ohio institutions of higher education adopt a policy of institutional neutrality and that presidents and boards of trustees at all of Ohio’s public institutions issue strong public statements...
March 28, 2025—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) applauds the University […]
Columbia University appears to have agreed to undertake a major, overdue cultural change. Implementation […]
Jaychele Nicole was active in social justice work as a teen, even organizing a 10,000-person protest after the murder of George Floyd. When it came time to apply to colleges, she enthusiastically picked Bentley...
ACTA sent a letter to regents at all public universities in Texas urging adoption of several recommendations included in the Texas Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education's Interim Report to the 89th Legislature.
Amid public campaigns urging universities to commit to “institutional neutrality,” the American Association of University Professors released a lengthy statement Wednesday saying that the term “conceals more than it reveals.” The statement, approved by the AAUP’s...
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