ACTA in the NewsInstitutional Neutrality
The Year of the Chatham House Rule
2024 was the year that universities suddenly discovered the value of institutional neutrality.
2024 was the year that universities suddenly discovered the value of institutional neutrality.
“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country. Without such knowledge, he stands uncertain and defenseless before the world, knowing neither...
The American college campus can return to sanity. It won’t be easy, but Ann Arbor is showing how this can happen.
Gwenda Kaczor for The Chronicle Overhauling higher-education accreditation could be on the agenda for conservative lawmakers and policy mavens now that Donald J. Trump has been re-elected president.
Boston University has suspended admissions to humanities and social science Ph.D. programs for next year after agreeing to a new graduate student workers union contract with massive pay increases.
For decades, international testing data have shown that the United States, for all its leadership in technological innovation and economic success, has been, at best, so-so in teaching fundamental knowledge to young Americans.
The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has adopted a swath of changes to fight back against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideology and to strengthen academic integrity across its campuses.
Philanthropy Roundtable recently met with Michael Poliakoff, president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), to discuss the current climate on college campuses and how his organization is working to help higher...
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