Freedom of Expression
ACTA on Academic Freedom
ACTA believes that freedom of expression is the lifeblood of teaching, learning, and the pursuit of truth, and we have been on the front lines in the fight to protect the open expression of...
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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 […]
Freedom of Expression
Christian college’s ‘biblically consistent’ curriculum under fire
A new policy at a religious university in the US directing scholars to avoid teaching “erotic” or “graphic” material has reignited a debate over how faith institutions can reconcile their spiritual values with academic...
Freedom of Expression
Campus Lunacy
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni publishes occasional reports on what college students know. Nearly 10 percent of the college graduates surveyed thought Judith Sheindlin, TV’s “Judge Judy,” is a member of the...
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...
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For thin-skinned students, we have nobody to blame but ourselves
It would be easy to call protesting college students crybabies and brats for pitching hissy fits over hurt feelings, but this likely would lead to such torrents of tearful tribulation that the nation’s university...
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
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.
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