Anchored by the Classic Learning Test

A Conversation With Michael Poliakoff

October 07, 2020 CLT Episode 6
Anchored by the Classic Learning Test
A Conversation With Michael Poliakoff
Show Notes

What underpins a worthwhile college education? This is the question that the What Will They Learn? College Rankings, published by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), seeks to answer. Dr. Michael Poliakoff, president of ACTA, joins Jeremy in a discussion on why a new college guide was needed: the failure of many colleges to provide a rigorous core curriculum, as well as the intellectual diversity needed for the free exchange of ideas. He also discusses the the ways in which campus speech regulation and self-censorship stand to harm liberal democracy. Send questions and comments to anchored@cltexam.com

Host Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41
Guest Dr. Michael Poliakoff @PoliakoffACTA
ACTA's What Will They Learn? college rankings
Philadelphia Statement on Civil Discourse and Strengthening of Liberal Democracy