Please join the Martin Center for a virtual version of our annual Summer Session event on Thursday, June 25! This year, our event will include a presentation from UNC professors Jennifer Larson and Mark McNeilly on freedom of expression and constructive dialogue at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In the Spring of … Continue reading "Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue at UNC-Chapel Hill"
On Thursday, July 23, Martin Center director of policy analysis Jay Schalin will discuss his latest report, Bolstering the Board: Trustees Are Academia's Best Hope for Reform. A Q&A session for registered attendees will follow. From the report's executive summary: "Reform cannot be expected to happen in a broad-based, organic fashion from within. The incentives … Continue reading "“Bolstering the Board” Webinar"
Please join the Martin Center via Zoom for "Getting Online Education Right" on Thursday, October 1. This panel discussion features leaders in higher education. Our panelists include Catherine Truitt, Chancellor of Western Governors University North Carolina. Chancellor Catherine Truitt joined WGU North Carolina after serving as Associate Vice President of University and P–12 Partnerships at … Continue reading "Getting Online Education Right"
You are invited to join the Martin Center for its Fifth Annual Policy Banquet! Virtual tickets are still available. Featuring Dr. Wilfred McClay, author of Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story Dr. McClay's talk is entitled “The Role of History in Educating Citizens.” Thursday, November 12, 2020 Doors open at 5:30 … Continue reading "Fifth Annual Policy Banquet featuring Dr. Wilfred McClay"
Dr. Donald Downs, Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science Emeritus and affiliate professor of law and journalism emeritus at the University of Wisconsin‐Madison, will discuss his latest book, Free Speech and Liberal Education: A Plea for Intellectual Diversity and Tolerance, on January 14 from 12PM - 1:30PM. Register for the Zoom webinar here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C2LCdHJeTSKoqsPpL6zpIA Dr. … Continue reading "Free Speech and Liberal Education: A Plea for Intellectual Diversity and Tolerance"
Join the Martin Center on Thursday, February 18th for a webinar on a forthcoming report by Dr. George R. La Noue entitled, "Political Reality on North Carolina Campuses: Examining Policy Debates and Forums with Diverse Viewpoints." Dr. La Noue will present, followed by commentators UNC political science professor Dr. Sarah Treul and UNC Board of Governors … Continue reading "Political Reality on North Carolina Campuses: Examining Policy Debates and Forums with Diverse Viewpoints webinar"
Join the Martin Center on Thursday, May 13 at 2:30PM for a panel discussion about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs on college campuses and the threats they may pose to freedom of speech. Click here to register. Our panelists: Jeanette Doran, President of the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law. Ms. Doran has served … Continue reading "How Diversity Efforts Can Threaten Free Speech"
Dr. Michael C. Munger Dr. Michael C. Munger, Duke University professor of political science and director of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program, will be our featured speaker at this year's Summer Session luncheon! Join us at the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, NC on Thursday, July 15th for Dr. Munger's talk on campus safe … Continue reading "In Praise of “Safe Spaces”: Balancing Academic Freedom and Wokeness"
On Thursday, October 7th, join the Martin Center as we welcome author and Asian-American activist Kenny Xu for a virtual talk entitled "Asian-Americans and Meritocracy: Why They Succeed, and Why the Woke Can't Stand Them." Xu's presentation is the first in the Martin Center's bi-monthly series of talks with authors of books about higher education. … Continue reading "Education Book Discussion featuring Kenny Xu"
The Martin Center will hold its annual policy banquet on Friday, October 29th—this year featuring Professor Gail Heriot—to discuss the "dubious expediency" of racial preferences. Tickets are available now! The event is based on ideas discussed in a book of the same name. You may find A Dubious Expediency: How Racial Preferences Damage … Continue reading "Dubious Expediencies: How Short-term Thinking on Race Has Caused Long-term Problems in Higher Education"
On Thursday, December 2nd, join the Martin Center as we welcome author and Associate Director of the Arete Initiative John Rose for a virtual talk on his book Until Our Minds Rest in Thee: Open-Mindedness, Intellectual Diversity, and the Christian Life. Rose's presentation is the second in the Martin Center’s bi-monthly series of talks with authors … Continue reading "Education Book Discussion Featuring John Rose"
Mark Bauerlein Mark Bauerlein joins the Martin Center on Thursday, February 10th for a presentation about how the growth of students' power and moral authority on campus has led to both a decline in academic rigor and the elevation of social justice in American higher education. Bauerlein argues that the fault lies not with the … Continue reading "Millennials Are Dangerous, and We Made Them This Way"
On Wednesday, February 23, the Martin Center welcomes Dr. Mary Grabar to discuss her latest book, Debunking The 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America. In her book, Grabar, shows just how full of flat-out lies, distortions, and noxious propaganda the “1619 Project” really is. It is essential reading for every concerned parent, citizen, … Continue reading "Education Book Discussion Featuring Mary Grabar"
On Thursday, May 26th, the Martin Center will host a webinar with its director of editorial content, George Leef, to discuss his first novel, The Awakening of Jennifer Van Arsdale. A Q&A session for attendees will follow the presentation. The novel’s setting is the American political scene in the near future. The country has been … Continue reading "Education Book Discussion Featuring George Leef"
William A. Jacobson joins the Martin Center on Thursday, June 23rd for a talk about the ideology of critical race theory and how to curb its influence on higher education policy. The presentation will take place during a luncheon at the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. William Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of … Continue reading "The Fight Against Critical Race Theory Is A Fight For National Survival"
On Thursday, August 25th, join the Martin Center as we welcome author and Heritage Foundation education fellow Jonathan Butcher for a webinar on his latest book, "Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth." Butcher's presentation is the next event in the Martin Center’s quarterly series of talks with authors of books about … Continue reading "Education Book Discussion featuring Jonathan Butcher"
This year, we are bringing our annual fall policy presentation to the fireside! Join the Martin Center for a discussion on the state of higher education, featuring Martin Center president Jenna Robinson, former UNC Board of Governors member Steve Long, and North State Journal opinion editor Frank Hill. Catering provided by Prime BBQ.
Since we opened our library to the public in 2018, our collection has grown tremendously! Please join us for a reception to celebrate our library of journals, essays, government publications, and more than 600 books on higher education. Also, we have many wonderful works that … Continue reading "Library Open House"
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"
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"
“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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
***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"
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"
On Wednesday, November 20th, the Martin Center welcomes Cary Nelson for a discussion of his latest book, Hate Speech and Academic Freedom. About the book: Completed shortly before Hamas carried out its barbaric October massacre, Hate Speech and Academic Freedom takes up issues that have consequently gained new urgency in the academy worldwide. It is the … Continue reading "Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: An Education Book Webinar with Cary Nelson"