American Council of Trustees and Alumni
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| Abbreviation | ACTA |
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| Motto | Empowering trustees and alumni on behalf of academic freedom and excellence. |
| Formation | 1995 |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | 1730 M Street NW, S-600 |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′19″N 77°02′21″W / 38.90534°N 77.0392°WCoordinates: 38°54′19″N 77°02′21″W / 38.90534°N 77.0392°W |
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President
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Michael Poliakoff |
| Website | www |
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is an American non-profit organization whose stated mission is to "support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives a philosophically rich, high-quality college education at an affordable price." ACTA does so primarily by calling on trustees to take on a more assertive governing role. It is based in Washington, D.C. and its current president is Michael Poliakoff.
ACTA was founded in 1995 as the National Alumni Forum by former National Endowment for the Humanities chairman Lynne V. Cheney, former Colorado governor Richard Lamm, then U.S. Senator and future University of Colorado at Boulder president Hank Brown, sociologist David Riesman, Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow, U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, and former ACTA president Anne D. Neal. With the exception of Neal, all those involved in ACTA’s founding have since retired. In 1996, the organization changed its name to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Jerry L. Martin, a former philosophy professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, was president from the organization's founding until 2003, when Neal became president.
ACTA is a non-profit organization and is funded by grants from foundations and gifts from individuals. Foundations that have donated to ACTA include the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation and the Lumina Foundation for Education. Members of ACTA's board of directors include Robert T. Lewit, M.D. (chairman), Jane Fraser, Terence Ross, Carl Menges,Sandra Stotsky, Jody Wolfe, Edwin Meese III, and Michael Poliakoff.
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