American Council of Trustees and Alumni (Opinion)

ACTA is a Washington, D.C.-based conservative nonprofit that advocates for classical liberal arts education, intellectual diversity, and accountability in college governance. It is funded primarily by major right-leaning foundations and pushes positions broadly aligned with the Republican agenda on higher education. Its posture toward the Trump administration is mixed: it supports goals like eliminating DEI programs and reforming accreditation, but has criticized specific administration moves — such as the Compact for Academic Excellence — as government overreach that undermines institutional independence.