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Dr. Jenna A. Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, joined Charles Mitchell, co-founder and CEO of the Opportunity Discovery Center, for a wide-ranging conversation on…
On June 30, 2026, historian and Hillsdale College professor Dr. Wilfred McClay joined Martin Center President Dr. Jenna A. Robinson for a thoughtful conversation about his book, Land of Hope.…
The Martin Center’s Blueprint for Reform: Wyoming received strong media coverage this week. The Open Range Record, a Wyoming-based conservative digital publication, published Jenna Robinson’s op-ed, “Wyoming Can Show America…
RALEIGH, N.C./LARAMIE, W.Y. (June 22, 2026) — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal today released Blueprint for Reform: Wyoming, a comprehensive policy agenda designed to strengthen higher education…
Letter in Support of the Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 (H.R. 2555) Dear Members of the House Committee on Education & the Workforce, I am writing…
In a recent episode of Maryland Family Matters, Martin Center President Jenna A. Robinson joined Maryland Family Institute President Jeff Trimbath to discuss the findings of the Martin Center’s 50-State…
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 27, 2026) — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal has released a new 50-State Comparison examining standardized testing requirements at public flagship universities across the…
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 5, 2026) — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal has released a new 50-state comparison on syllabus transparency, finding that just seven states require public…
Martin Center Research and Policy Fellow Shannon Watkins wrote an opinion piece arguing that civil discourse remains essential to restoring trust in higher education and repairing America’s polarized civic culture.…
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 9, 2026)— The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal today released a new report, Blueprint for Reform: Civil Discourse, urging colleges and universities to take concrete…