Are there really too many high-achieving college applicants? Ted O’Neill, dean of admissions at the University of Chicago for two decades, seems to think so, writing recently, “It was nice to be able to...
ACTA president Anne Neal participates in the “Complete College Ohio Conference” in Columbus on November 13th for the Ohio Board of Regents, a conference featuring state and national experts and focusing on “practical solutions...
City University of New York Board of Trustees chairman Benno Schmidt delivered remarks on how the City University of New York (CUNY) System became more competitive on a national level under his leadership. He...
This essay retraces the history of the CUNY renaissance and shows how the largest urban public university system in the country emerged as a model for successful higher education reform. It offers both a...
ACTA president Anne D. Neal provides expert testimony to the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission on the need for colleges to reduce administrative spending and require rigorous core requirements.
WASHINGTON, DC—Distinguished faculty, alumni, parents and citizens today sent a letter to the CUNY Board of Trustees announcing the formation of the Committee for the CUNY Future and seeking immediate remediation reform: “As supporters...
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