This fall, ACTA’s College Debates and Discourse Alliance curricular fellow, Dr. Bryan Paul, attended MFSA’s annual conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he moderated a panel discussion with senior administrators from several institutions on strategies...
ACTA’s Hero of Intellectual Freedom award was presented to Roland G. Fryer, Jr., professor of economics at Harvard University.
Today, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) added a campus freedom campaign at University of Pittsburgh as part of its Campus Freedom Initiative™ (CFI).
Introduction The University of Pittsburgh’s (Pitt) website states, “We are recognized as one of the most innovative universities in the world. We invent the paths of the future and forge ahead.” But when it...
Today,the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) opened up a new front in its Campus Freedom Initiative™ (CFI) at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), urging administrators, faculty, and students to take meaningful steps to...
Introduction Penn State says that it seeks to “create an environment where [students] will encounter a broad spectrum of ideas that stimulate critical thinking and enrich [their] education.” However, the following report from the American...
Special Guest Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier delivered remarks on his strategies, philosophies, and vision for Vanderbilt and higher education institutions in America. Joining him for a fireside chat was ACTA board member and...
“SJP’s decision to hold this event shows a complete disregard for basic human decency, but UMD is a public university and therefore subject to the First Amendment, which protects a broad range of speech,...
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