ACTA is an independent, non-profit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities.
ACTA is an independent, non-profit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities.
ACTA is an independent, non-profit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities.
ACTA is an independent, non-profit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities.
Publications: Overview
Reports
What Will They Learn? 2019-2020
September 2019 by ACTA |
In this 11th edition of its flagship annual survey of college general education curricula, What Will They Learn?, ACTA shines a light on the wide disparity… Continue Reading >>
Guides & Essays
Asking Questions, Getting Answers
A Guide for Higher Ed TrusteesMay 2019 by ACTA’s Institute for Effective Governance |
This guide, updated in 2019, outlines some of the key questions trustees should ask regarding the academic and financial operations of their institutions. Institutions… Continue Reading >>
Speeches & Testimony
University Culture Must Change—
And That Change Must Start at the TopDecember 2019 |
Wallace Hall, Regent at the University of Texas, courageously flagged admissions corruption and malfeasance in the system as far back as 2011. He faced scathing criticism and censure before being fully vindicated years later. Read his remarks in accepting ACTA's Jerry L. Martin Prize for Excellence in College Trusteeship on October 17, 2019.
Newsletters
Inside Academe Vol. XXV No. 1
November 2019 |
Front Page: What Happens at College Doesn't Stay at College. 2019 ATHENA Roundtable: The Current Campus and Its Impact on Society. ACTA's 2019 ATHENA Roundtable was a great success, bringing together a dynamic group of expert panalists and 100+ college leaders, trustees, students, and alumni to share ideas and aspirations for the future of higher education.
Surveys
America’s Knowledge Crisis
A Survey of Civic LiteracySeptember 2019 by ACTA |
A new survey commissioned by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni sheds a bright light on our nation's civic knowledge crisis. Colleges and universities… Continue Reading >>
