States Should Lead on Higher-Ed Reform
In recent years, federal policymakers have pursued sweeping higher-education reforms. Yet these efforts are often slow, legally contested, and subject to reversal. For example, during both of his terms of…
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Who Will Control the Virginia Military Institute?
Recent legislative developments in the Virginia General Assembly have placed the future governance and military character of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) at the center of an intensifying state-federal debate.…
How Can States Offer More Apprenticeships?
Over the last 10 years, apprenticeships have gained increasing popularity in the United States. Active registered apprentices have grown from 410,000 to 667,000 since 2011, with new sign-ups increasing by…
Model Legislation: Financial Aid Transparency
This model legislation provides a structured framework for standardizing financial-aid offers, ensuring that they are transparent, accurate, and accessible to students and families. It is intended for use by state…
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Matter of Honor
Honor is usually considered a good thing. Given that fact, should we be worried that UNC-Chapel Hill recently discontinued its longstanding student-run Honor Court? On July 17, 2024, Provost Christopher…
Martin Center Criticizes Virginia Senate Bill on University Governance
Today, Martin Center president Jenna Robinson sent a letter to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin sharing the Martin Center’s concerns about Virginia’s Senate Bill 506. The bill, if signed, would undermine the crucial…
Blueprint for Reform: University Governance
Blueprint for Reform: University Governance is a comprehensive policy guide for state legislators and university trustees highlighting the critical need for greater transparency, accountability, and responsiveness within public university governing…
Model Legislation: Higher Education Governance Transparency Act
The Higher Education Governance Transparency Act can help restore transparency and accountability to university governance. Public university governing boards exist to serve the people of their states. It should, therefore,…
The General Assembly’s Long Higher-Ed Reach
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…
Does the Governance Commission Care About UNC Governance?
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…