RALEIGH, N.C. (October 3, 2025) — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal has released a new report, 50-State Comparison: Civics Education, authored by research and policy fellow Shannon…
The College Fix featured the Martin Center’s new report, From Purpose to Politics: The Decline of Three Liberal Arts Institutions, authored by Shannon Watkins, the Martin Center’s Research and Policy…
The Martin Center’s Research and Policy Fellow, Shannon Watkins, wrote an op-ed examining how once-faithful liberal arts colleges have strayed from their founding missions. Drawing on her report, From Purpose…
The Martin Center’s president, Jenna A. Robinson, wrote an essay arguing that America’s public universities have drifted far from their original purpose of serving their states and citizens. Using the…
The Martin Center’s senior fellow, Jay Schalin, wrote an op-ed arguing that medical schools are undermining excellence by prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) over merit. He points to admissions…
RALEIGH, N.C. (September 3, 2025) — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal has released a new report, From Purpose to Politics: The Decline of Three Liberal Arts Institutions,…
The Martin Center president, Jenna Robinson wrote an opinion for The Hill, titled Standardized testing is still the great equalizer. In it, she argues that while President Trump’s recent executive…
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 27, 2025) — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal has released a timely new report, An End to Excellence: How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Undermine…
Our Research and Policy Fellow, Shannon Watkins, in collaboration with staff at the Wyoming Family Alliance, authored an opinion piece titled 5 Ways Wyoming Can Reform Teacher Education. The article…
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 22, 2025) — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal has launched the new Carolina Cardinal Fellowship. The Martin Center’s Carolina Cardinal Writing Fellowship is a…