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July 25, 2017

ACTA Releases New Report on College Costs

National Association of Scholars

ACTA is publishing a new report on rising administrative costs in higher education.

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February 6, 2014

From Democritus to Disney: ACTA Charts Academic Devolution of Elite Colleges

Marilee Turscak

The ACTA's examination of America's top-ranked liberal arts colleges reveals a deemphasis on fundamental subjects. 

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October 23, 2013

Measuring Core Requirements

Ashley Thorne

The more expensive a college is, the less likely it is to have a strong core curriculum, finds the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). 

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June 14, 2012

What's Up with California Higher Ed?

Ashley Thorne

Three organizations have just published reports with concerns about the state of higher education in California and recommendations for how to fix it.

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November 7, 2011

Larry Summers Speaks at ACTA

George Leef

Larry Summers has some interesting thoughts about grade inflation, tenure, and the curriculum. As an economist, Summers is part of the problem (he’s completely absorbed in the Keynesian view t......

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August 23, 2011

Anne Neal Argues That Trustees Should Get Involved

George Leef

Anne Neal urges trustees to find out what’s actually going on at their schools and to stop sitting around like potted plants and do something about the clear erosion of academic standards and......

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October 30, 2009

Illinois Fails ACTA Report Card

Ashley Thorne

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni has released a report card on public higher education in the state of Illinois. According to the ACTA press release: The report card, entitled For the P......

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September 20, 2009

What's Cooking

Peter Wood

Yale, Virgina Tech, East Georgia, Eastern Michigan, Latin American Historians, 21st Century Cluelessness, and CampusReform.org--we've got it all.

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August 19, 2009

ACTA Launches Guide on College Curricula

Ashley Thorne

Congratulations to our sister organization on creating a new online guide to rank colleges based on the core subjects they require.

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June 18, 2009

ACTA Launches Campaign to Recognize Free Exchange of Ideas

Ashley Thorne

A new report from our sister organization commends colleges that foster intellectual diversity.

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