Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly marked a special occasion: crossover. May 4, the official “crossover deadline,” was the last day on which bills could pass out of the … Continue reading “The General Assembly’s Long Higher-Ed Reach”
Free-speech protections are on the rise in the UNC System. Late last year, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees and Faculty Council adopted free-speech resolutions, with the latter signing on to … Continue reading “Speech Protections Are Spreading Across the UNC System”
Governor Cooper’s Commission on the Governance of Public Universities in North Carolina has been holding public forum meetings since February in an effort to spur conversation and ideas about the … Continue reading “Does the Governance Commission Care About UNC Governance?”
In 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $97 million for the launching of an ed-tech startup known as Project Kitty Hawk (PKH). This non-profit is designed to partner with … Continue reading “Checking In on Project Kitty Hawk”
North Carolina is facing a teacher shortage. The state is struggling to produce enough teachers for its K-12 schools and is currently relying heavily on substitute teachers to fill the … Continue reading “Don’t Eliminate Standardized Testing for Teacher Candidates”
The Martin Center has often reported on the damage being done in colleges and universities under the guise of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Now, another organization, Color Us United … Continue reading “A New Anti-DEI Petition for UNC Medical School”
In the midst of the Covid pandemic, the UNC Board of Governors made the decision to take some pressure off potential applicants by implementing an emergency waiver for the System’s … Continue reading “It’s Way Past Time to End the Standardized Testing Waiver”
Some North Carolina residents may not be aware of just how many of their tax dollars go to support the UNC System. Given the massive support provided by the state … Continue reading “Can UNC-System Schools Afford to Show Taxpayers the Money?”
Former students regretting the choices they made during college isn’t a new phenomenon. Perhaps they wish they’d attended a different school, taken out fewer student loans, or considered their school’s … Continue reading “Which Majors Do Students Most Regret, and Why?”
One of the most important tasks of a public university system is choosing the leaders of its individual institutions. Because these leaders are at the center of all campus activities, … Continue reading “Who Shall Run the Universities?”