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Dr. Dorian Abbot
Professor Abbot was the focus of a highly publicized cancellation in October 2021 when MIT administrators canceled...
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Policymakers | Intellectual Diversity
Why Outside Input is Important
Academic Freedom in the 21st Century
March 1, 2006 by Anne D. Neal Download PDFACTA president Anne D. Neal addresses an academic freedom conference sponsored by the Burton K. Wheeler Center.
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Doug Sprei: Vice President of Multimedia & Campus Partnerships at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni
As Vice President of Multimedia & Campus Partnerships, Doug advances ACTA’s messaging and digital media presence for our core audiences focused on issues of academic freedom, excellence...
PodcastsIntellectual Diversity
Diversity Done Right
In October 2022, ACTA's ATHENA Roundtable Conference in Washington, DC was highlighted by two panels featuring extraordinary higher education thought leaders. Today we present the first of those panels – headlined as DIVERSITY DONE RIGHT, and hosted by our good friend Jonathan Rauch – Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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ACTA in the NewsFreedom of Expression
For Academic-Freedom, Against Speech Codes
Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, generally does not see eye to eye with critics who say college campuses are hotbeds of political correctness and liberal indoctrination. This month, when he debated Peter Wood, executive director of the National Association of Scholars at the NAS annual conference in Washington, over the […]
ACTA in the NewsFreedom of Expression
Free Speech
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Academic Senate is calling for an independent investigation into the UNL administration’s recent decision to disinvite Bill Ayers. In doing so, the senate aims to develop a set of guidelines to determine how and when to cancel speaking invitations in the future. While some may wonder why anyone would still care […]
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The Impact of Academic Bias
The debate over bias in the academy usually follows a predictable pattern. Conservatives tout a survey or study that says American college campuses are teeming with pinkos. Liberals assail the report as conservative propaganda. Conservatives mock liberals for denying the obvious. The most recent skirmish in this cycle involves a report released in January, “The […]
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