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American Council of Trustees and Alumni

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American Council of Trustees and Alumni

@goACTA

Committed to academic excellence, academic freedom, and accountability in higher education. Support ACTA: goacta.org/support-acta/

Washington, DC

Joined June 2011

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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Apr 21
"A Broadside for the Nation", assembled by ACTA’s National Commission on American History and Civic Education, makes the case for higher ed to restore a required course in US history and government in order to graduate - as well as how to make this vision a reality.
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Mar 24, 2025
Great new article from the inimitable Stuart Taylor Jr. on how DEI policies have ravaged Princeton. With a hostile administration looking for an excuse, this is Princeton's chance to reform internally.
A Look at Princeton’s DEI Structure Amid Trump Trashing DEI | RealClearPolitics
From realclearpolitics.com
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Apr 22, 2021
"CRT is an attack on liberal education. It’s completely antithetical... because they are attacking enlightenment values, and without enlightenment values, we have chaos." @Smith_Surge #higherednow
Jodi Shaw: Standing Against Regressive Orthodoxy at Smith College
From goacta.org
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
@goACTA
Aug 18, 2023
By endorsing free expression and institutional neutrality, the OSU Board has claimed a position of national leadership in higher ed. Fortunate are faculty and students to have leadership that values intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas!
ACTA Commends Ohio State University Board of Trustees for Adopting the “Ohio State Philosophy on...
From goacta.org
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Jul 13, 2017
.@benshapiro will speak at @UCBerkeley this fall. Will the #university ensure a #secure environment for the speech?
washingtonpost.com
Ben Shapiro to talk at Berkeley college where clashes have shut down other conservative speakers
The political commentator will visit a campus that is the epicenter of leftist protests and riots.
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
@goACTA
May 1, 2023
"Now it falls to Penn's president, in the wake of the disgrace of the Stanford Law School she once led, to oppose Penn Law School's mistreatment of Amy Wax and protect the freedom of expression that too many other institutions have miserably failed to guard." Professor Amy Wax's
FIRE
@TheFIREorg
May 1, 2023
Amy Wax’s long-awaited misconduct hearing begins today at @Penn. FIRE will be there observing the 3-day proceedings to ensure the tenured law professor’s academic freedom and due process rights are upheld.
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Jan 16, 2024
GREAT news from #Michigan today! 'Cancel culture is dead': University of Michigan (@umich) board approves new free speech statement: detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… by @kimberkoz at the @detroitnews Congrats to Sarah Hubbard (@Regenthubbard) and others on this bold Board of Regents!
'Cancel culture is dead': University of Michigan board approves new free speech statement
From detroitnews.com
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Mar 10, 2023
Yesterday, @StanfordLaw students attempted to shout down a federal judge’s speech. They violated Stanford’s Policy on Campus Disruptions, which holds that it is a violation for students to prevent or disrupt the carrying out of a university function/approved activity 1/3
Ed Whelan
@EdWhelanEPPC
Mar 10, 2023
Replying to @EdWhelanEPPC
Here's video of Stanford DEI dean Steinbach's remarks slamming Judge Duncan and setting forth university policy on free speech while calling its soundness into question and stating that it might need to be reconsidered. /8 vimeo.com/806801455/16c7…
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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May 5, 2023
The Coddling of the Cornellian Mind: @cornellreview critiques trigger warnings and the "culture of safetyism" in two must-read pieces. Here: thecornellreview.org/the-coddling-o… And here: thecornellreview.org/editorial-trig… #highereducation #freespeech #campusfreespeech
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Apr 19, 2021
ACTA president @PoliakoffACTA sits down with Jodi Shaw to discuss the reasons behind her resignation from Smith College and how the actions by many institutions are more regressive than progressive. @Smith_Surge
Jodi Shaw: Standing Against Regressive Orthodoxy at Smith College
From goacta.org
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Feb 9, 2024
What an interview. Dr. Bhattacharya (@DrJBhattacharya) in this clip talks about the positive role @Stanford could and should have played during the COVID crisis, by providing an open forum for debating the wisdom and efficacy of lockdowns. Instead, regrettably and outrageously,
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Feb 9, 2024
Stanford's Dr. Jay Bhattacharya (@DrJBhattacharya) had many fascinating things to say on the topic of "free expression and unsettled science" during a recent podcast discussion with ACTA's Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79). This weekend would probably be the perfect time to sit
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Aug 26, 2025
"The effect of an open letter of that sort is simply to deter anyone else from dipping their toes into the third rail topic [of transgender medicine]." MIT Philosophy Professor Alex Byrne (@byrne_a) told his side of the story on Radio Free Campus:
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Oct 22, 2024
"The purpose of the university is to host debates, not to settle them." Fantastic speech and discussion from Chancellor Diermeier.
Wm. Bryan Paul
@wmbrypaul
Oct 22, 2024
.@VanderbiltU Chancellor Daniel Diermeier making solid points about “Leading a University in a Time of Turmoil,” from institutional neutrality to civil discourse. @goACTA @PressClubDC @cspan “It is important that we are clear on what the purpose of the university is.”
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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Aug 25, 2024
Magnificent piece by @nfergus and @uaustinorg Provost Jake Howland. "In our view, liberal education requires that students, like rowers, face backward in order to move forward. If they are to become active and reflective individuals, they must learn to regard the past not
Niall Ferguson
@nfergus
Aug 25, 2024
“What the Freshman Class Needs to Read,” by me and Jake Howland of ⁦@uaustinorg⁩ ⁦for ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩ theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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