James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
The James G. Martin Center is a continuation of of the John William Pope Foundation, and its continued support of a prudent and wise education paradigm for the people of North Carolina.
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A professor wants to protect speech, but also to keep students from being “harmed.”
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A professor wants to protect speech, but also to keep students from being “harmed.”
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A closer look at the numbers reveals a more subtle story.
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A closer look at the numbers reveals a more subtle story.
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Behind the lauded free-speech declaration is a standard-issue progressive institution.
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Behind the lauded free-speech declaration is a standard-issue progressive institution.
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Recent meetings suggest a focus on race and ideology, not institutional oversight.
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Recent meetings suggest a focus on race and ideology, not institutional oversight.
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Expansion of existing programs may be necessary in the future.
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Expansion of existing programs may be necessary in the future.
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Calls to do so are politically motivated and ignore statistical reality.
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Calls to do so are politically motivated and ignore statistical reality.
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“Thought reform” at American universities is real and terrifying.
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“Thought reform” at American universities is real and terrifying.
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The General Assembly has an obligation to encourage civic literacy on UNC campuses.
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The General Assembly has an obligation to encourage civic literacy on UNC campuses.
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Notes on an educational trend that may, or may not, be the future.
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Notes on an educational trend that may, or may not, be the future.
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A concerned student responds to the new technology.
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A concerned student responds to the new technology.
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It’s time for the federal government to reduce higher-ed costs by fiat.
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It’s time for the federal government to reduce higher-ed costs by fiat.
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In the name of “diversity,” the UNC-System institution may have violated federal law.
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In the name of “diversity,” the UNC-System institution may have violated federal law.
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Shortening the average time-to-degree makes economic sense.
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Shortening the average time-to-degree makes economic sense.
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A new report provides mixed advice to scientists and researchers looking to regain confidence in their work.
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A new report provides mixed advice to scientists and researchers looking to regain confidence in their work.
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Policy adoptions are useless without enforcement mechanisms.
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Policy adoptions are useless without enforcement mechanisms.
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Will the ed-tech startup partner successfully with UNC-System schools?
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Will the ed-tech startup partner successfully with UNC-System schools?
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Faith-based colleges can resist the heavy hand of government—if they dare.
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Faith-based colleges can resist the heavy hand of government—if they dare.
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A new executive order from Gov. Cooper will rationalize public hiring in the state.
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A new executive order from Gov. Cooper will rationalize public hiring in the state.
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At Pennsylvania’s Cairn University, the much-needed subject is no longer optional.
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At Pennsylvania’s Cairn University, the much-needed subject is no longer optional.
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Reporting on Chapel Hill’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership has been lopsided and misleading.
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Reporting on Chapel Hill’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership has been lopsided and misleading.
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America’s elite colleges should welcome the military.
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America’s elite colleges should welcome the military.
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By approving its own version of a noted free-expression statement, the liberal-arts institution takes a major step in the right direction.
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By approving its own version of a noted free-expression statement, the liberal-arts institution takes a major step in the right direction.
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With the Supreme Court poised to rule on affirmative-action in admissions, the time to spread the word is now.
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With the Supreme Court poised to rule on affirmative-action in admissions, the time to spread the word is now.
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Administered properly, overseas-study programs can be a boon for UNC-System schools.
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Administered properly, overseas-study programs can be a boon for UNC-System schools.
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When are you ever gonna use this? Often.
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When are you ever gonna use this? Often.
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Or: How self-selection bias corrupts social science.
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Or: How self-selection bias corrupts social science.
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A Penn program bows to market realities.
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A Penn program bows to market realities.
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At UNC and elsewhere, the (non-)academic medium is the message.
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At UNC and elsewhere, the (non-)academic medium is the message.
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The legal arguments against it are too strong for the Court to ignore.
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The legal arguments against it are too strong for the Court to ignore.
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New partnerships with online gambling operations have universities playing the role of bookie.
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New partnerships with online gambling operations have universities playing the role of bookie.
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Self-inflicted wounds, not changing demographics, are undermining the higher-ed sector.
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Self-inflicted wounds, not changing demographics, are undermining the higher-ed sector.
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Is reform coming? Not if the educrats have their way.
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Is reform coming? Not if the educrats have their way.
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Tech entrepreneur to talented youth: Skip college.
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Tech entrepreneur to talented youth: Skip college.
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Must colleges prepare their students “emotionally” to join the workforce?
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Must colleges prepare their students “emotionally” to join the workforce?