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On November 7, 2025, Martin Center president Jenna Robinson joined Jake Novak on American Sunrise Early Edition (Real America’s Voice) to discuss the state of civics education across the country. …
In this special “addendum” edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviewed Dr. Jenna A. Robinson, president…
The president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, Jenna A. Robinson, wrote for Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Restoration Substack about America’s growing civic illiteracy and the urgent need…
Jenna A. Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, contributed an essay to Religion Unplugged examining how a small number of authentically Christian colleges are thriving…
Jenna A. Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, wrote for Front Porch Republic about the need for universities to reclaim their true purpose in the…
Jay Schalin, senior fellow at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, wrote for Human Events about the urgent need to restore civics education in America’s colleges and universities.…
Our Research and Policy Fellow, Shannon Watkins, was a guest on Strictly Speaking with Bob Frantz to discuss the Martin Center’s new report, 50-State Comparison: Civics Education. In the interview,…
The College Fix highlighted findings from the Martin Center’s new report, 50-State Comparison: Civics Education, authored by Shannon Watkins, our Research and Policy Fellow. The report reveals that only 14…
The Epoch Times covered findings from the Martin Center’s new report, 50-State Comparison: Civics Education, which underscores the growing national effort to strengthen civics instruction in K–12 and higher education.…
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…