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Armand Alacbay: Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President of Strategy for the American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Mr. Alacbay oversees ACTA’s trustee and government relations projects and coordinates priorities across
Mr. Alacbay oversees ACTA’s trustee and government relations projects and coordinates priorities across
Dr. Poliakoff became part of the ACTA team in March 2010 as the Vice President of Policy, and beca
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to promoting academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America’s colleges and universities. Founded in 1995, ACTA works with alumni, trustees, and...
Front Page: Edwin Meese Discusses Trusteeship and Informed Citizenship. In December, ACTA’s Michael Poliakoff and Armand Alacbay visited former U.S. attorney general Edwin Meese III for a conversation about the importance of shared governance...
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to promoting academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America’s colleges and universities. Founded in 1995, ACTA works with alumni, trustees, and...
Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, ACTA made significant progress in 2020, our 25th year, in our mission to reform higher education. We guided schools to commit to safeguarding the free exchange of...
Washington, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is proud to announce that Judge Janice Rogers Brown is joining our board of directors. Judge Brown earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics...
“For most of American history, colleges viewed the cultivation of civic consciousness as centrally important to their mission,” argues American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) president Michael Poliakoff. “Not long ago, a university president would have been mortified to learn...
Launched in 1995, we are the only organization that works with alumni, donors, trustees, and education leaders across the United States to support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives an intellectually rich, high-quality college education at an affordable price.
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