# bard college (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bard college. Page: Feed: --- ## [Department of Education Releases New Accreditation Regulations](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/department-of-education-releases-new-accreditation-regulations/) _2026-08-21 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ This week the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published its proposed revisions to higher education’s system of quality assurance. Building on the consensus reached by the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization Committee in May, Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent declared that this reform would result in a “transformation of our higher education system” aimed at \[…\] The post… ## [Department of Education Calls for Accountability, Trustees Must Answer the Call](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/department-of-education-calls-for-accountability-trustees-must-answer-the-call/) _2026-08-19 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s “National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards” reflects the reality that public trust in higher education has reached a historic low. The letter calls for colleges and universities to renew their foundational promise to foster academic rigor, protect open inquiry, and advance the national interest. Many of the specific goals it sets… ## [Vincent Phillip Muñoz: Faith and Free Speech](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/vincent-phillip-munoz-faith-and-free-speech/) _2026-08-17 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ On this episode of Higher Ed Now Civics Edition, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff speaks with Vincent Phillip Muñoz, the Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame as well as the Founding Director of Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government. Professor Muñoz is also the author of the 2022 book, Religious Liberty… ## [Carolyn Rouse’s Vanderbilt Report Meltdown](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/carolyn-rouses-vanderbilt-report-meltdown/) _2026-08-11 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ The “Vanderbilt Report” criticizes the field of anthropology as allowing politics to shape its research. How did Carolyn Rouse, a Princeton professor and president of the American Anthropological Association, respond to the criticisms? In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison analyze Rouse’s masterclass in obfuscation, ad hominem attacks, whataboutism, and… ## [Here are America’s 10 best colleges, according to LinkedIn](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/here-are-americas-10-best-colleges-according-to-linkedin/) _2026-08-09 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story included an incorrect school on the list of LinkedIn’s top 10 colleges. The correct school is the University of Notre Dame. Lehigh University is a selective Pennsylvania institution with a national reputation and a $2 billion endowment. Lehigh does well in college rankings – but usually not as \[…\] The post Here are America’s 10 best… ## [Gen Z can’t explain America’s founding. That’s our fault](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/gen-z-cant-explain-americas-founding-thats-our-fault/) _2026-08-08 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ The Cato Institute recently asked Americans seven basic civics questions as the country turned 250. A majority of Gen Z answered only one of them correctly. In fact, 61% of adults under 30 could not say what the anniversary marks, and 30% volunteered that they had no idea what America’s 250th is about. Two-thirds of Gen Zers could not say why the colonies \[…\] The post Gen Z can’t explain America’s… ## [New Private Colleges Focus on the Liberal Arts, not A.I.](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/new-private-colleges-focus-on-the-liberal-arts-not-a-i/) _2026-08-05 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ Ask a bystander to describe the future of higher education and he’ll probably complain it involves gleaming glass towers full of students learning about artificial intelligence. No doubt he’ll grumble that it’s a waste of money; a better college would teach how to read and write, to do math, to interpret the Constitution, and to understand the west’s cultural heritage. The post New Private… ## [Transparency at Bard College](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/transparency-at-bard-college/) _2026-08-05 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ The American Council of Trustees and Alumni sent a letter to the Bard College Board of Trustees demanding increased transparency surrounding an independent investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, and violence on campus. Read the full letter HERE. The post Transparency at Bard College appeared first on American Council of Trustees and Alumni . ## [2026 – The Year to Make American History Great Again](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/2026-the-year-to-make-american-history-great-again/) _2026-08-04 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ In early 2022 Philanthropy Roundtable published “What Ever Happened to U.S. History 101?,” a discussion of the abysmal failure of U.S. colleges and universities to ensure students’ course schedules include at least a basic survey course on our nation’s history or government. That failure continues today, with the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) reporting its What Will \[…\] The post… ## [Michael Auslin: The Making of a National Treasure](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/michael-auslin-the-making-of-a-national-treasure/) _2026-08-03 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ On this episode of Higher Ed Now Civics Edition, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff speaks with Michael Auslin, the Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow in Contemporary Asia at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Professor Auslin is the author of "National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America", a dual history of the Declaration of Independence. The new book… ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PK97neA9orM4) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [Why Texas students could see fewer choices for required college courses](https://www.goacta.org/2026/08/why-texas-students-could-see-fewer-choices-for-required-college-courses/) _2026-08-03 · Jane Mangelli · American Council of Trustees and Alumni_ Texas has long agreed that students at all public universities should graduate with the same foundational knowledge, no matter their major. Every college student at a public Texas university has to satisfy 42 prescribed credit hours before graduating. The required hours are meant to ensure all students get a solid background in topics like history, mathematics and \[…\] The post Why Texas students… ## [ArsDigita University at 25: Some Additional Thoughts](https://tomhickerson.com/en/posts/en/2026-06-arsdigita-university-25/) _2026-07-13 · Posts on Tom Hickerson's Site_ I did a few things this summer: I published an article on Medium, ArsDigita University: 25 Years Later. I did this not because I like Medium, but because I thought it was the best - ahem - medium to display that kind of content. An endless amount of thanks is due to not only the students who sent me answers to my questions, but also to Shai Simonson, who responded right away (on Linkedin! ## [Briefly, On Bard College](https://tomhickerson.com/en/posts/en/2026-05-leon-and-bard/) _2026-05-05 · Posts on Tom Hickerson's Site_ After 51 years as Bard College’s President, Leon Botstein announced his resignation last Friday. This happened days after the release of the independent WilmerHale report on his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who Botstein had courted for donations relentlessly, even after Epstein’s conviction. My own relationship with Bard is now very distant; I attended Bard from 1989… ## [Briefly, On The Oscars](https://tomhickerson.com/en/posts/en/2026-03-on-the-oscars/) _2026-03-16 · Posts on Tom Hickerson's Site_ I woke up this morning to the news that Mr Nobody Against Putin won the Academy Award. I believe the acceptance speech included this quote: “In the name of our future, in the name of all our children, stop all of these wars now.” I have not seen the film; I have shied away from all documentaries actually, because I’m living it in eastern Ukraine. I have not seen any of the films… ## [Four Years Later: Whatever This Is, We're Still In The Middle Of It](https://tomhickerson.com/en/posts/en/2026-02-four-years/) _2026-02-24 · Posts on Tom Hickerson's Site_ I’m writing this post late, because frankly February 24th this time around was much darker than the years before. Today is actually March 16th. The weather is nicer, the electricity is (more or less) on all the time, we are beating back Russian forces in the southeast. However, it’s darker in other parts of the world still. So to lighten the mood, I am posting pics of Kharkiv from much… ## [2025: The Wrap Up](https://tomhickerson.com/en/posts/en/2026-01-the-wrap-up/) _2026-01-06 · Posts on Tom Hickerson's Site_ Much along the same lines as last year, I’m leaving here the full list of what I watched and read in 2025. As far as entertainment went, 2025 was pretty good. I was pretty busy with work and current events, but what I did see was mostly stellar. Highlights Severance Seasons One and Two. I didn’t get the hype when the first season came out but then I caught up this year, and it was… ## [Three Years Later](https://tomhickerson.com/en/posts/en/2025-02-three-years-later/) _2025-02-24 · Posts on Tom Hickerson's Site_ I woke up in the center of Kharkiv on the morning of February 24th, 2022. It was still dark, 4am, and we already heard the explosions and the fighting. We made a few quick calls, and had collected a few things before my in-laws came to collect us. We got in a car and headed out in the early dawn. People stopped us in the street and asked us if it was really happening, if the Russians were already… ## [What I Watched 2024](https://tomhickerson.com/en/posts/en/2025-01-what-i-watched/) _2025-01-01 · Posts on Tom Hickerson's Site_ I’ll start to post ‘what I watched/read’ posts for the last few years here, just to give you an idea of what kind of media I liked to watch in 2024. The TL;DR of it: lots of animation, some Terry Pratchett, a movie here and there when I had the time. I may hyperlink these in the future. Sometimes I add a review. Jan-01: “Persephone” short story by Lev Grossman