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With the Supreme Court poised to rule on affirmative-action in admissions, the time to spread the word is now.
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 @ 10:48 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Administered properly, overseas-study programs can be a boon for UNC-System schools.
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 @ 12:25 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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When are you ever gonna use this? Often.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 3:46 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Or: How self-selection bias corrupts social science.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 10:27 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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At UNC and elsewhere, the (non-)academic medium is the message.
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2023 @ 1:15 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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New partnerships with online gambling operations have universities playing the role of bookie.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 7:33 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Self-inflicted wounds, not changing demographics, are undermining the higher-ed sector.
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 @ 9:31 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Is reform coming? Not if the educrats have their way.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 8:18 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Must colleges prepare their students “emotionally” to join the workforce?
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 @ 11:25 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Efforts to make the campus more welcoming have alienated students.
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2023 @ 1:31 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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A push to jettison Praxis core exams in North Carolina is based on flawed premises.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 2:22 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Having escaped campuses, DEI initiatives are pursuing lawyers on their own turf.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 1:11 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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And other lessons from the world of scholarly "studies."
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 12:23 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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If placing teachers in high-need schools is the measure of success, the answer may be “no.”
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2023 @ 1:08 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Notes on Rousseau, brain chemistry, and the ubiquity of bad academic “data.”
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2023 @ 4:16 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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If university officials can dodge records requests, public oversight is no longer possible.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 8:09 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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State laws that ignore Trump-era reforms should be amended posthaste.
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 @ 11:17 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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From Institutional Review Boards to NIH directives, the problem is only getting worse.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 3:30 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Two new developments in the UNC-System warrant celebration and praise.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 6:44 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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If an academic field gets politicized, consider looking to its professional overseers.
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 6:04 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Search Terms: james g. martin academic discipline accreditor woke |
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A North Carolina institution may soon learn a valuable lesson.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 9:22 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Some of the System’s tactics are good. Others, not so much.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 12:21 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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A new book makes a number of intriguing suggestions.
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 @ 4:58 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Governor Cooper’s new commission may force the question.
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 2:04 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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As programs withdraw from established ranking systems, it’s worth considering what might replace them.
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2023 @ 2:20 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Has a Catholic university cracked the code?
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 2:51 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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A new survey suggests that more high-school graduates may choose them in the near future.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 6:38 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Search Terms: james g. martin apprenticeship survey high-school |
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Alternatives to affirmative action are many, if we will only consider them.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 6:35 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Search Terms: james g. martin equality bachelor college university program |