Princeton Professor Robert George passionately champions the need for an open exchange of ideas on campus and rigorous study. Professor George, founder of the James Madison Program, delivered his remarks upon receiving ACTA’s inaugural Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education on October 7, 2005.
Forty-nine percent of students at the nation’s top universities say their professors subject them to political commentary in class, even when teaching. What’s more, 29 percent say they feel pressure to agree with the professor’s political views to get a good grade. A new study by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (search) also […]
Mark 2005 as the year that the dirty little secret of higher education became part of the public conversation. Most of us on college campuses have long known that there is little intellectual diversity in higher education, especially when it comes to political ideas. But we learned to live with it as part of the […]
General education doesn’t often make headlines. But thanks to the groundbreaking efforts in Colorado to ensure a rigorous statewide core curriculum, Colorado is making national news. At a time of breathtaking changes and ever-growing bodies of information, Colorado’s focus on a strong general education will give its college graduates a competitive edge. Students in other […]
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