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The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal Dedicated to excellence in higher education—especially in North Carolina.

The Martin Center's mission is to improve higher education in North Carolina and across the nation.

Shrinking academic programs isn’t a conspiracy—it’s often responsible stewardship. Martin Center board member John Hood ...
08/20/2026

Shrinking academic programs isn’t a conspiracy—it’s often responsible stewardship. Martin Center board member John Hood explains why in the Carolina Journal.

Studying the classics, history, literature, philosophy, and other humanities will make you a better person — a better partner, parent, friend, and citizen — regardless of whether it will ever make you a buck.

College entrance exams became government tests. Their makers are fighting to keep it that way.
08/20/2026

College entrance exams became government tests. Their makers are fighting to keep it that way.

In the early years of the Classic Learning Test’s existence, we believed that our fight for acceptance as a college entrance exam nationwide would happen in admissions offices. We were…

Florida is showing the country that technical education isn’t an alternative to higher education—it’s an essential part ...
08/20/2026

Florida is showing the country that technical education isn’t an alternative to higher education—it’s an essential part of it.

When Lee County broke ground on the largest expansion in Cape Coral Technical College’s history, local headlines understandably focused on the building. State policymakers should see something larger: Florida is…

Educational freedom shouldn’t end when students graduate from high school.
08/18/2026

Educational freedom shouldn’t end when students graduate from high school.

It’s no secret that Americans are struggling to bear the burden of student loans. Nearly 43 million Americans — one in six adults — currently have student loan debt, and…

Another day, another Aggie lawsuit.Martin Center Managing Editor Garion Frankel argues that Texas A&M is caught in an es...
08/17/2026

Another day, another Aggie lawsuit.

Martin Center Managing Editor Garion Frankel argues that Texas A&M is caught in an escalating battle between academic freedom and public accountability—and neither side is backing down.

Another day, another Aggie lawsuit.

UNC’s lawyers are rewriting the history of how the university’s civics school came to be. Jenna A. Robinson, president o...
08/17/2026

UNC’s lawyers are rewriting the history of how the university’s civics school came to be. Jenna A. Robinson, president of the Martin Center, sets the record straight.

It is jarring for a litigant to parrot the false claims of its courtroom opponent. But that’s what The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has done in defending…

Harvard-educated Elise Stefanik’s book focuses on antisemitism and much more.
08/17/2026

Harvard-educated Elise Stefanik’s book focuses on antisemitism and much more.

Following the Hamas assault on Israel in October 2023, many American campuses erupted in turmoil—not due to the brutality of the attack, but in support of the Palestinian cause. In…

Amid the decline of Christianity at elite universities, Duke Chapel has charted a different course.
08/17/2026

Amid the decline of Christianity at elite universities, Duke Chapel has charted a different course.

To Christian eyes, our nation’s most prestigious university chapels are in a state of utter decay. This is, of course, not a new claim. Entire scholarly careers have already come…

The University of Iowa should spend less time skirting DEI restrictions and more time keeping its students safe.
08/12/2026

The University of Iowa should spend less time skirting DEI restrictions and more time keeping its students safe.

In just a few weeks time, college students and their parents will descend upon Iowa City, IA, eagerly awaiting a new semester of learning on a safe campus. But recent…

Universities like UNC-Chapel Hill led the way in civil discourse. Now, Bucknell joins the movement.
08/10/2026

Universities like UNC-Chapel Hill led the way in civil discourse. Now, Bucknell joins the movement.

Michaela Murphy, Unsplash The Next UNC? Bucknell’s Late Arrival to the Civil Discourse Trend. Universities like UNC-Chapel Hill led the way in civil discourse. Now, Bucknell joins the movement. Aug 10, 2026 Reagan Allen Higher education is trying to remedy political polarization using campus democ...

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