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American Council of Trustees and Alumni (view source)
Revision as of 15:36, January 24, 2021
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The '''American Council of Trustees and Alumni''' (ACTA) is a non-profit organization with the aim of ensuring non-biased or ideologically-charged [[Liberal Arts]] education at public and private higher educational institutions across the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1995 with Dr. [[Jerry L. Martin]], a former Philosophy professor at the [[University of Colorado]] (Boulder) as its first [[President]].
The '''American Council of Trustees and Alumni''' (ACTA) is a non-profit organization with the aim of ensuring non-biased or ideologically-charged [[Liberal Arts]] education at public and private higher educational institutions across the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1995 with Dr. [[Jerry L. Martin]], a former Philosophy professor at the [[University of Colorado]] (Boulder) as its first [[President]].
The organization works with various higher education stakeholders, including alumni, donors, trustees and faculty, with focus on the quality of education and research at universities. The current President of ACTA is Robert T. Lewit, M.D.
The organization works with various higher education stakeholders, including alumni, donors, trustees and faculty, with focus on the quality of education and research at universities.
The current President of ACTA is Michael B. Poliakoff, Ph.D. Dr. Poliakoff became ACTA’s third president on July 1, 2016. He previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and research at the University of Colorado and in senior roles at the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Council on Teacher Quality, the American Academy for Liberal Education, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. He has taught at Georgetown University, George Washington University, Hillsdale College, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Wellesley College. He received his B.A. magna cum laude from Yale University and went on to study at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and the University of Michigan, where he earned a Ph.D. in classical studies.<ref>https://www.goacta.org/staff/michael-b-poliakoff/</ref>
==ACTA Initiatives==
ACTA publishes a Trustee Toolkit, which provides in-depth research on academic excellence, affordability, and other critical issues facing higher education.
ACTA’s regional Trustee Seminars keep trustees abreast of emerging trends in higher education through small-group discussions with distinguished educators and policymakers.
ACTA also prepares an on-line college rating guide, What Will They Learn?®. [https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/ Whatwilltheylearn.com/] What Will They Learn?® evaluates over 1,100 general education programs annually so that high school counselors, students, and parents know, in advance, which institutions offer rigorous liberal arts-oriented general education programs.
In 2019, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) began the Hidden Gems initiative. The Hidden Gems initiative directs the attention of students to exceptional honors programs grounded in the study of American government, history, and the Great Books at affordable public and private colleges nationwide.<ref>https://www.goacta.org/2021/01/acta-announces-new-campus-hidden-gem/</ref>
==ACTA and The Ward Churchill Case==
==ACTA and The Ward Churchill Case==