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Download full textPoliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2015
Read and admired throughout the world, Shakespeare's plays and poetry have been the guiding light of statesmen, of authors, and of artists. His writings are the indispensable foundation for understanding English literature, language, and rhetoric. Yet less than 8% of the nation's top universities require English majors to take even a single course…
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Majors (Students), English Instruction, Required Courses
Kempson, Lauri; Lewin, Greg; Burt, Evan; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2014
A college education is rightly part of the American Dream. It is seen as the ticket to success in career and community, a credential that repays the investment of time and money in higher education that students, families, and taxpayers make. In "What Will They Learn?"™ the authors take as a premise that the core purpose of attending…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Colleges, Core Curriculum, College Curriculum
Kempson, Lauri; Burt, Evan; Bledsoe, Eric; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2015
At a time when 87% of employers believe that our colleges must raise the quality of students' educations in order for the United States to remain competitive globally, and four in five Americans say they believe all graduates should have to take the key courses outlined in the study, few colleges require a real liberal arts education. "What…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Educational Quality, General Education
Poliakoff, Michael; Alacbay, Armand – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2014
ACTA [American Council of Trustees and Alumni] today released a report that examines the country's most prestigious liberal arts colleges. Despite endowments soaring as high as $1.8 billion, nearly all institutions increased tuition during the Great Recession to finance bloated administrative spending, with many college presidents enjoying…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Reputation, Institutional Evaluation, Tuition
Markley, Eric; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2011
Maine is blessed with universities that have records of significant achievement. The seven campuses of the University of Maine System (UMS) together educated over 23,000 students (full-time equivalent) during the past year. But for good reason, in recent years public confidence in higher education throughout the nation has fallen. Half of the…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Higher Education, Surveys, General Education
Alacbay, Armand; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2011
In 2011, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed into law the South Carolina Higher Education Efficiency and Administrative Policies Act, maintaining the transparency and accountability that lead to increased academic quality and affordability at colleges and universities. It is in this context that ACTA (American Council of Trustees and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Tuition, Family Income, Public Colleges
