UNCA's general education program, which requires students to take courses in the arts, library research, writing, foreign language, heath and fitness, humanities, mathematics and natural science, drew ACTA's attention. Duke University's new course on Liberty, Democracy, and Free Markets is highlighted in the reports' section on American Ideals and Liberty. The report states that an ACTA donor is responsible for the new Duke course. With additional money, the report states, the Duke program could grow to involve undergraduate and graduate teaching, involve faculty from different departments, feature a prestigious university lecture series, host an annual conference, and spark intellectual work through fellowships and prizes. ACTA, the organization that published the report, was created in 1995 originally as the National Alumni Forum to get alumni involved in issues of academic freedom and excellence in institutions of higher education.
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