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.
ACTA president Anne Neal participates in a moderated discussion on intellectual and ideological diversity with Penn State University professor Michael Bérubé at the annual convention of the National Communication Association. Click here for audio.
Virginia has played a pivotal role throughout American history. Permanent English settlement began here. Virginia is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. On our soil the nation struggled for its independence and to end the curse of slavery. Despite our history, only two Virginia public universities — Christopher Newport and James Madison — require students […]
Texas universities are likely facing massive budget cuts in the upcoming legislative session—so how are they spending the money they have now, and is there even any room for cuts? A new report from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, titled What’s Happening Off the Field?, offers some insight into the spending of the […]
Dive Brief: The American Council of Trustees and Alumni released a report Tuesday found small baccalaureate institutions have the highest cost ratios across higher ed, spending in general at least 50 cents on administration for every dollar spent on instruction. Research intensive institutions have much lower cost ratios, which an ACTA spokesperson called “a bit curious and […]
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