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Education Book Webinar with Margarita Mooney Clayton

On Thursday, February 2, join the Martin Center as we welcome theology professor and Scala Foundation founder Margarita Mooney Clayton for a webinar on her latest book,  The Wounds of Beauty: Seven Dialogues on Art and Education.     Currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, Clayton founded Scala … Continue reading "Education Book Webinar with Margarita Mooney Clayton"

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Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, and Integrity in Higher Education

Clouds Brewing Taproom 1233 Front Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join Martin Center president Dr. Jenna Robinson and UNC-Chapel Hill professor Mark McNeilly for a night of discussion about how AI is affecting higher education and integrity in the classroom. We will also hear from Brooke Medina, vice president of communications for the John Locke Foundation, about free speech implications in big tech.     … Continue reading "Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, and Integrity in Higher Education"

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Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America

“David E. Bernstein’s excellent book—Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America—exposes the full extent of what we all should have known: When governments dispense benefits based on race and ethnicity, the conflict over which groups should receive those benefits and which individuals qualify as members of those groups will be never-ending.” - Gail … Continue reading "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America"

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Restoring Merit to Medical Education

Carolina Country Club 2500 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC, United States

Nearly all of America's top medical schools have made Critical Race Theory and "anti-racism" parts of their core curriculum. Will the introduction of this ideology lead to discrimination in healthcare or lower educational standards? What can be done to ensure that medical education remains rigorous and centered on the specific needs of the individual patient? … Continue reading "Restoring Merit to Medical Education"

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20th Anniversary Gala

Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel 4100 Main at North Hills Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

This event is sold out! Thank you for your support. On September 21, we will celebrate the contributions that the Martin Center has made to higher education reform since 2003! Young America’s Foundation president and former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker will serve as keynote speaker. 5:30pm VIP Reception with Governor Walker (limited capacity) 6:30pm Dinner … Continue reading "20th Anniversary Gala"

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Education Book Webinar Featuring Stanley K. Ridgley

On Wednesday, October 18th, the Martin Center will host a webinar with Dr. Stanley K. Ridgley to discuss his recently published book, Brutal Minds: The Dark World of Left-Wing Brainwashing in Our Universities. Stanley K. Ridgley, Ph.D., is Clinical Full Professor of Management at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. He holds a Ph.D. from Duke … Continue reading "Education Book Webinar Featuring Stanley K. Ridgley"

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Recentering Our Universities: A Webinar on the General Education Act

Restoring a common civic education to the center of American public university education through new legislation. In the past 60 years, American universities abandoned traditional general education requirements that gave students shared knowledge of the history, ideals, and institutions of America and Western Civilization, as well as a proper introduction to science, mathematics, and writing … Continue reading "Recentering Our Universities: A Webinar on the General Education Act"

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The Canceling of the American Mind: An Education Book Webinar with Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott

On Tuesday,  January 30th, the Martin Center welcomes Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott for a discussion of their new book, The Canceling of the American Mind.     About the book: The Canceling of the American Mind is the first book to codify cancel culture and survey its effects. The same team that wrote the … Continue reading "The Canceling of the American Mind: An Education Book Webinar with Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott"

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A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: An Education Book Webinar with Erec Smith

On Tuesday,  May 7th, the Martin Center welcomes Erec Smith for a discussion of his book, A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment.      About the book: A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment critiques current antiracist ideology in rhetoric and composition, arguing that it … Continue reading "A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: An Education Book Webinar with Erec Smith"

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Rediscovering Western Civilization

Carolina Country Club 2500 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC, United States

Stanley Kurtz, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, will join the Martin Center for a luncheon on Wednesday, June 12, to discuss why the study of Western Civilization has nearly disappeared from higher education and how academia's abandonment of the West is directly connected to the resurgence of anti-Semitism and protests on college campuses … Continue reading "Rediscovering Western Civilization"

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Ninth Annual Policy Banquet

North Ridge Country Club 6612 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

***SOLD OUT*** You are invited to join the Martin Center on October 1st for our Ninth Annual Policy Banquet. This event will be held at the North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. Publishing executive Steve Forbes will provide keynote remarks. This event is open to the public. Cocktail attire.     Sponsorship Levels … Continue reading "Ninth Annual Policy Banquet"

Donors Under Fire: The Critical Importance of Donor Intent to Higher Ed Philanthropy

MacGregor Downs Country Club 430 Saint Andrews Lane, Cary

This event is being co-sponsored by the Bastiat Society of Raleigh. At a time when philanthropy and wealth are under attack – and even cited as “failures” of both capitalism and democracy – it is critical to understand what donor intent is, and is not. Donor intent is best understood as an expression of our … Continue reading "Donors Under Fire: The Critical Importance of Donor Intent to Higher Ed Philanthropy"