In this presentation, Jay Schalin, author of a new report, "The Decline of the English Department," will discuss trends in English degree requirements, politicized course offerings, one-sided faculty research, declining enrollment and more.
Please join us for a garden reception in support of The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy at the home of Garland and Greyson Tucker.
Join Pope Center president Jenna A. Robinson to discuss the major issues on campuses today, the state of the UNC system, and higher education bills that the NC General Assembly is considering. Details to call in will be emailed to you after you register. Register Now
1988 --- Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman --- Image by © Ed Kashi/CORBIS Join us for lunch at the Blandwood Mansion in Greensboro, NC on Friday, July 29th to celebrate the life and legacy of Milton Friedman! Dr. Bruce Caldwell, director of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University, will give a … Continue reading "Milton Friedman Legacy Day Luncheon"
Raphael, School of Athens, 1509-1511 The right to seek truth, wherever the investigation may lead, has come to be known in higher education as academic freedom. But academic freedom means different things to different people, and what it should and should not protect are constantly being redefined by competing stakeholders. On Monday, September 26, … Continue reading "Academic Freedom in the Age of Political Correctness"
The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, National Association of Scholars, and First Things invite you to Academic Freedom in the Age of Political Correctness October 5, 2016, 6:00-8:00 PM --- 35 East 21st Street, New York, New York Speakers: Jay Schalin, Director of Policy Analysis, John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy Peter Wood, President, … Continue reading "Academic Freedom in the Age of Political Correctness"
Join the Pope Center for its first annual policy banquet on Thursday, November 10th! The policy banquet will be held at the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Mike Adams, political columnist and UNC-Wilmington professor. Cocktails will be served from 5:30pm until 6:15pm. Dinner will begin at 6:15pm. Contribution … Continue reading "2016 Policy Banquet"
Our annual UNC system Board of Governors luncheon will be held at 12PM on Friday, January 13 at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. This year's featured speaker is Stanley Kurtz, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC and contributing editor at National Review Online. Dr. Kurtz will discuss … Continue reading "UNC System Board of Governors Luncheon"
On Monday, January 30 at 12pm, the Shaftesbury Society is hosting a presentation on "The Past and Future of Higher Education Reform in North Carolina," featuring former North Carolina Governor Jim Martin and Martin Center president Jenna Robinson. Admission is free and open to the public! Register here: https://www.johnlocke.org/event/the-past-and-future-of-higher-education-reform-in-north-carolina/
Our annual summer luncheon will feature Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, and will be held at the Dunhill Hotel in Charlotte, NC on Friday, June 30. Dr. Wood will discuss Making Citizens: How American Universities Teach Civics, a report published by the National Association of Scholars earlier this year. Making Citizens is a study … Continue reading "Martin Center Summer Session"