Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFree Speech Soars at GMU Law School
Dubbed "Washington's School for Civil Discourse," George Mason University's (GMU) Antonin Scalia Law School exposes students to all legal and politic…
1 year, 4 months ago
Reinvigorating Civil Discourse at M.I.T.
MIT Concourse is a program for first-year students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that "brings science into conversation with the human…
1 year, 4 months ago
Civil Discourse Surges at UNC-Greensboro
ACTA's Program Coordinator for the College Debates and Discourse Alliance, Kayla Johnston, returns to her alma mater, the University of North Carolin…
1 year, 5 months ago
John Hillen: American Civics and Student Leadership
ACTA President Michael Poliakoff welcomes The Honorable John Hillen, distinguished resident fellow at the Center for Politics in Duke University's Sa…
1 year, 5 months ago
Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi: Expanding Civil Discourse at Winston-Salem State University
This episode features Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi, professor of economics at Winston-Salem State University. Dr. Madjd-Sadjadi has more than 30 years of tea…
1 year, 5 months ago
Jane Calvert: The Imperative to Study America's Founding
In this episode, ACTA Vice President of Policy Bradley Jackson talks with Jane Calvert, director of the John Dickinson Writings Project and a member …
1 year, 6 months ago
Juniata College: Embracing Debate from the Campus to Classroom
In this episode, Sadie Webb, ACTA's Associate Director of the College Debates and Discourse (CD&D) Alliance, discusses the Alliance's extensive work …
1 year, 7 months ago
Jon Hardister: Theory and Practice of Excellent University Governance
ACTA's chief of staff and SVP, Armand Alacbay, sits down with Jon Hardister, who once chaired North Carolina's House Education Committee, and now s…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ohio Senator Jerry Cirino: Fortifying Open Discourse in the Buckeye State
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff speaks to Ohio Senator Jerry Cirino, vice chair of the Senate's Higher Education Committee, on his promise to enact …
1 year, 8 months ago
Mitch Daniels: The Heart of the Academic Enterprise
Focusing on the role of higher education in preparing young Americans for citizenship, ACTA's president Michael Poliakoff speaks with Mitch Daniels, …
1 year, 8 months ago