ACTA president Anne D. Neal, along with SUNY trustee Candace de Russy, and University of Pennsylvania English professor and ACTA blogger Erin O’Connor, participate on a panel at the American Association of Colleges and Universities annual meeting in New Orleans.
Benno Schmidt, an extraordinary educator and an extraordinary friend to ACTA, has died. We deeply mourn his loss. There are few who brought such versatility of vision and intellect to the most important issues in education. He was a fierce and consistent defender of campus freedom of expression, deeply committed to the First Amendment and […]
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is delighted to welcome the Madden Center for Value Creation at Florida Atlantic University and the Center for Great Books & Human Flourishing into the Oases of Excellence network. Oases of Excellence are outstanding programs at colleges and universities across the country that are dedicated to educating […]
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 […]
For way too many college students, their diploma could be a “ticket to nowhere.” At Vanderbilt University, a course called “Country Music” can serve as the only collegiate history course a student takes. At Vassar College, a class that studies Sex and the City, The Devil Wears Prada, and Gossip Girls can count as a […]
Johns Hopkins University is America’s premier research institution. Yet a student could complete a bachelor’s degree here without ever taking a course in science. Or math. Or history. Or English. Students at Johns Hopkins—and many other prestigious colleges—choose classes the way a diner patron assembles a meal, selecting items from a vast menu. Broad distribution […]
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