Higher education has taken a beating lately. The industry has been roiled by seemingly endless crises on topics ranging from affordibility and student debt to free speech and antisemitism. It is hardly surprising that...
Today, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) releases its latest trustee guide, Danger in Divestment: The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions...
The fish stinks from the head, goes the old saying.Presidents of elite universities have been at the head...
The University of Texas at Dallas just closed a new office to comply with a state ban on “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programming after opening it...
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin made the right decision when he vetoed Senate Bill 506. However, both the title and text of...
On April 22, 2024, ACTA hosted a seminar for the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees. Our staff experts gave an overview of the history of trusteeship and the basics of board governance...
On April 8, 2024, Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed Senate Bill 506, legislation that attempted to circumvent the taxpayers of Virginia by allowing higher education governing boards to be beholden to the narrow interests of...
During two public interviews in the last two weeks, Marc Rowan — the billionaire donor who led the effort to oust former Penn leaders over...
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