The Pope Center Transition

The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy is now the the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. The name change took effect January 2017.

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The Politics of Higher-Education Accreditation Jan 24, 2025
Accreditors often claim to be neutral arbiters who merely measure whether accredited universities meet their own standards. Yet a not-so-deep dive into actual accreditation standards reveals a stacked deck, whereby … Continue reading “The Politics of Higher-Education Accreditation”
Comparing Apples and Oranges at UNC-Chapel Hill Jan 23, 2025
How do you measure curiosity? Or kindness? Is it even possible to do such a thing? And, if so, can it be done by an admissions office that reads more … Continue reading “Comparing Apples and Oranges at UNC-Chapel Hill”
Stop Overregulating Research Jan 22, 2025
The newly inaugurated second Trump administration has arrived, and among the changes that the president and his allies have proposed is large-scale simplification and elimination of government regulations. President Trump … Continue reading “Stop Overregulating Research”