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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
Testimony before the South Dakota House Education Committee
February 1, 2006 by Anne D. Neal Press Release
ACTA president Anne D. Neal provides expert testimony before the South Dakota House Committee on Education regarding House Bill 1222, a bill requiring higher education institutions to report annually on concrete steps taken to ensure the free exchange of ideas on campus. Testimony available upon request.
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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...
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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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South Dakota Senate Kills Bill Requiring Annual Reports on Intellectual Diversity at Colleges
The South Dakota Senate last week rejected legislation that would have required the state’s public colleges to report annually on steps they had taken to ensure intellectual diversity and the free exchange of an array of ideas on their campuses. The senators defeated the measure, HB 1222, by a vote of 18 to 15. Eight […]
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SD House Passes Bill Requiring Colleges to Submit Annual Reports on Intellectual Diversity
The South Dakota House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require the state’s public colleges to report annually on steps they have taken to ensure intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas on their campuses. The bill, HB1222, passed by a vote of 42 to 26. Rep. Phyllis M. Heineman, a Republican, sponsored the […]
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Measure promoting intellectual diversity approved by House
The South Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a measure that sponsors say is intended to promote a balance of ideas on college campuses. HB1222, passed by a vote of 42-26, asks the Board of Regents to report annually on what the state’s six universities are doing to promote “intellectual diversity,” defined as “a […]
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