Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWilliam B. Allen: Montesquieu, Madison, and the Mission of a Liberal Arts Education
ACTA's president, Michael B. Poliakoff, and vice president of policy, Bradley Jackson, engage scholar, author and Professor Emeritus of Michigan Stat…
2 years, 3 months ago
Jeffrey Rosen: The Classics' Critical Role in Education
ACTA President Michael Poliakoff interviews Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and professor of law at George Washi…
2 years, 3 months ago
Teaching Students to Find Their Voice in Civil Discourse
On today's episode, Higher Ed Now producer Doug Sprei interviews Jennifer Keohane, associate professor in the Klein Family School of Communications D…
2 years, 4 months ago
Mónica Guzmán: "People Hear Better When They're Heard"
Immediately after she delivered an electrifying keynote speech at Pacific Lutheran University's Wang Symposium on March 7, 2024, ACTA's Doug Sprei in…
2 years, 5 months ago
John Bolton: The Long Decline of Free Expression on Campus
John Bolton served as the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United States National Security Advi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Anika Prather: "Classical Education Helps Everyone Flourish"
Dr Anika T. Prather is a nationally-recognized speaker and advocate for the relevancy of classical education for the Black community. She has served …
2 years, 6 months ago
Why Institutional Neutrality Matters
Tony Banout, Executive Director, and Tom Ginsburg, Faculty Director of the University of Chicago's New Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression join Ste…
2 years, 7 months ago
Glenn Loury: Defending the Cultural Inheritance of the Liberal Arts
ACTA's President Michael Poliakoff joins Paul Levy, a member of ACTA's board of directors and the creator of the Levy Forum for Open Discourse at the…
2 years, 7 months ago
George Will: Restoring the Value of an Academic Degree
George Will is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and political commentator whose twice-weekly column has appeared in the Washington Post since 1974. Hi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Jay Bhattacharya: Free Expression and Unsettled Science
Jay Bhattacharya is a professor at Stanford University Medical School, a physician, epidemiologist, health economist, and public health policy expert…
2 years, 8 months ago