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Jane Calvert: The Imperative to Study America’s Founding
March 11, 2025
In this episode, ACTA Vice President of Policy Bradley Jackson talks with Jane Calvert, director of the John Dickinson…
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AZ’s public universities should be leaders in free expression and diversity of thought, with policies and campus cultures that welcome new ideas and different points of view. Although they have taken important steps toward this goal in the last few years, new research from ACTA’s Campus Freedom Initiative® indicates they have more work to do.
March 12, 2025
ACTA is proud to recognize these programs and the faculty who lead them. Their work is restoring the legacy of higher education, one student at a time.
Three Programs Join ACTA’s Oases of Excellence NetworkMarch 11, 2025
In this episode, ACTA Vice President of Policy Bradley Jackson talks with Jane Calvert, director of the John Dickinson…
RealClear Public Affairs | March 3, 2025 by Bradley Jackson
February 22nd marked the 293rd anniversary of George Washington’s birth. It seems that few Americans, however, really know the…
ACTA’s report, “No U.S. History? How College History Departments Leave the United States out of the Major,” found that 18 of the top 25 public universities did not have a wide-ranging American history requirement for students seeking a B.A. in history in the major or core curriculum.
Download PDFFebruary 27, 2025
In this episode, Sadie Webb, ACTA’s associate director of the College Debates & Discourse (CD&D) Alliance, discusses the CD&D Alliance’s extensive work with faculty and student leaders at Juniata College.
Juniata College: Embracing Debate from the Campus to ClassroomFebruary 24, 2025
ACTA sent a letter to regents at all public universities in Texas urging adoption of several recommendations included in…
Inside Higher Ed | February 13, 2025 by Ryan Quinn
Amid public campaigns urging universities to commit to “institutional neutrality,” the American Association of University Professors released a lengthy statement Wednesday…
ACTA now provides a blueprint to help higher education regain and live by this core principle. The ACTA Gold Standard for Freedom of Expression™ provides clear guidance for institutions to create a culture of free thought on their campuses.
Download PDFMarch 11, 2025 by Michael B. Poliakoff
Last week’s storming and takeover of an academic building at Barnard College by 200 anti-Israel protesters—the second such time in a week, shutting down the library, relocating classes, and finally being cleared in response to a bomb threat—again brings into focus the need for colleges and universities to be prepared to enforce their codes of conduct to prevent similar events on their campuses.
The Barnard DilemmaMarch 11, 2025 by Michael B. Poliakoff
We firmly believe that the Department of Education has a bloated bureaucracy and contains many programs that do not…
March 6, 2025 by Anna Sillers
On March 5, Anna Sillers, ACTA’s Data Analyst Fellow, provided testimony in support of legislation that would require each…
Governance for a New Era is a blueprint for higher education governance. Signatories to the statement, a diverse group of 22 distinguished national leaders dedicated to ensuring America’s colleges and universities shed 20th century thinking and successfully meet 21st century challenges.
Download PDFMarch 12, 2025
ACTA is proud to recognize these programs and the faculty who lead them. Their work is restoring the legacy of higher education, one student at a time.
RealClear Public Affairs | March 3, 2025 by Bradley Jackson
February 22nd marked the 293rd anniversary of George Washington’s birth. It seems that few Americans, however, really know the man or understand what makes him important.
Washington Post | February 22, 2025 by Laura Meckler and Susan Svrluga
The letter from the Education Department was published on a Friday night, at the start of a three-day weekend, but it quickly flew through the inboxes of school officials across the country. The Trump administration was threatening to pull federal funding from any school district or college that …
Inside Higher Ed | February 13, 2025 by Ryan Quinn
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 elected national council last mon…
institutions have been counseled by ACTA on matters of cost effectiveness, financial governance, and institutional spending. See ACTA’s one-of-a-kind higher education financial analysis tool: HowCollegesSpendMoney.com.
institutions and systems representing nearly four million students, encouraged by ACTA, reaffirmed their commitment to free speech on campus by adopting the Chicago Principles on Freedom of Expression or a policy of institutional neutrality.
institutions have improved their core curriculum requirements based on ACTA’s annual What Will They Learn?® initiative. Visit WhatWillTheyLearn.com
students from 100+ Institutions have engaged in 400+ civil discourse debates, dialogues, and workshops through ACTA’s college debates program partnership with Braver Angels and Bridge USA.
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