Freedom of Expression
ACTA’s new essay details ongoing threats to free expression on college campuses and points to best practices for higher ed leaders
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) today released […]
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Freedom of Expression
The Importance of Free Speech on Campus
As a former student protester from the ’60s, I believe there is no better place for open debate and free expression than the campus quad. I fully support America’s youth exploring outlandish ideas because...
Freedom of Expression
ACTA Statement: Trustees Need to Protect Free Speech and the Rule of Law
Racism has been a cancer within American society and its consequences must be addressed. The American university should rightly be at the forefront of that discussion. But too many colleges and universities have been...
Freedom of Expression
Committing to Academic Freedom
Last week, American University’s faculty asserted the academic freedom that was once a central value of our colleges and universities is now under almost unremitting assault. Departing from the intellectual cowardice of many other...
Freedom of Expression
Discourse Endangered by Campus “Safe Spaces”
In the event a speaker is visiting campus and her speech will make you feel unsafe, Brown University students might suggest soft music, blankets, videos of puppies and some Play-Doh. That was how they...
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Political Correctness and the Problems for Academic Freedom
ACTA President Anne Neal delivers a talk to the City Club of Cleveland on the threat political correctness poses to the principle of academic freedom.
Freedom of Expression
Free to Teach, Free to Learn
This guide for trustees reports on the dangerous decline of academic freedom and intellectual diversity on college campuses. The foreword, by Benno Schmidt, chairman of the CUNY Board of Trustees and former president of...
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