Administrative and bureaucratic bloat at small liberal arts college is a trend that is unsustainable, pointed out a recent study by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). The study found that of every…
Topic: ACTA
Poll: 22% of College Graduates Don’t Know When Election Day Is
ACTA conducted a poll which raises serious questions of whether Americans care about elections and understand the basics: Although 97% of college graduates (Bachelor’s degree or higher) agreed it is somewhat or very important to…
American Students Don’t Know U.S. History, Basic Facts
From Campus Reform: A recent “abysmal” ACTA survey cited in the report found that only 20 percent of respondents identified James Madison as the Father of the Constitution, 40 percent of graduates didn’t know Congress…
Survey finds 10% of College Graduates think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court
Huh?! So we are paying for expensive college tuition for this ‘knowledge’?! Distressing…
Report: Most Colleges Don’t Require Fundamental Courses for Graduation
The report issued by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) said that colleges are no longer requiring fundamental courses such as literature, economics, math and other basic courses for their students.
College Accreditation: Employment Not Even Afterthought
Apparently the only jobs college accreditation reviewers are interested in are their own, not those of recent college graduates. “Accreditation has become a roadblock to reform,” Hank Brown, the former president of the University of…