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Inside Academe Vol. XXIX No. 1

Gabby Anglin — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:37:39 +0000

Front Page: Three decades ago, Alan Charles Kors sounded the alarm about the deterioration of respect for open inquiry and individual liberty on campus. In Still Waiting. . ., he lays bare the consequences of higher education’s failure to heed this warning and prepares us for the inevitable day of reckoning to come. The publication will be available for download in December on GoACTA.org.

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Inside Academe Vol. XXVIII No. 4

Lauri Kempson — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:21:55 +0000

Front Page: ACTA’s Armand Alacbay Appointed to GMU Board. We are delighted to report that on June 28, 2023, ACTA Chief of Staff & Senior Vice President Armand Alacbay was one of four new members appointed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to serve a four-year term on the George Mason University (GMU) Board of Visitors.

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Inside Academe Vol. XXVIII No. 3

Gabby Anglin — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:58:02 +0000

Front Page: Alan Charles Kors: Champion of Individual Liberty. Alan Charles Kors is the recipient of ACTA’s 2023 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education. A distinguished scholar of European history, an award-winning teacher, and the cofounder of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Dr. Kors is the embodiment of the qualities that the late Philip Merrill envisioned when he established the award—namely, an indefatigable dedication to teaching the humanities and transmitting the values of Western Civilization to the next generation.

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Inside Academe Vol. XXVIII No. 2

Lauri Kempson — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:17:22 +0000

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 and the role of trustee boards in preparing students for informed citizenship.

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Inside Academe Vol. XXVIII No. 1

Lauri Kempson — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:25:43 +0000

Front Page: Celebrating Diversity Done Right: 2022 ATHENA Roundtable. ACTA’s 2022 ATHENA Roundtable and Gala was an extraordinarily illuminating success, thanks to our distinguished presenters, the dedicated work of our staff, and the enthusiasm and generosity of our friends and supporters.

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Inside Academe Vol. VII No. 4

Lauri Kempson — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:47:43 +0000

Front Page: The Great Books Speak To Everyone: An Interview with Roosevelt Montás. ACTA interviewed Professor Roosevelt Montás about his new book, Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life, and Why They Matter for a New Generation. Roosevelt Montás is senior lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University, where he directed the Center for the Core Curriculum from 2000 to 2018.

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Inside Academe XXVII No. 3

Lauri Kempson — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:02:54 +0000

Front Page: John McWhorter Receives 2022 Merrill Award. We are delighted to announce that Professor John H. McWhorter is the recipient of ACTA’s 2022 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education. Dr. McWhorter’s role as a scholar, teacher, editorialist, and social critic makes him one of the most important voices in contemporary American life.

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Inside Academe Vol. XXVII No. 2

Lauri Kempson — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:57:13 +0000

Front Page: ACTA Receives a Major Gift from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. A generous gift from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation will vastly increase the American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s ability to identify and bring remediation to institutions where the campus climate stifles free speech and inquiry.

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Inside Academe Vol. XXVII No. 1

Lauri Kempson — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:02:00 +0000

Front Page: ACTA Celebrates 25 Plus One Years of Higher Education Reform. ACTA thanks the hundreds of friends, supporters, and trustees who attended our 25th Plus One Anniversary Celebration at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

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Inside Academe Vol. XXVI No. 4

Lauri Kempson — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:56:46 +0000

Front Page: ACTA White Paper—Colleges Must Prioritize Access, Not Excess. In August, ACTA released The Cost of Excess: Why Colleges and Universities Must Control Runaway Spending. This white paper, featuring original research by ACTA’s analysts in our Trustee & Government Affairs Department, comes at an important moment, with the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic forcing colleges and universities across the country finally to reckon with decades of irresponsible spending.

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