Martin Center Praises “End Woke Higher Education Act”
Today, Martin Center president Jenna Robinson sent a letter to the US House Committee on Education & the Workforce praising the “End Woke Higher Education Act.” Robinson wrote, “This legislation…
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VCU’s New Protest Policy Makes Sense
In the wake of last year’s pro-Hamas campus protests, universities around the country are revising their facilities-use policies, as well as other “time, place, and manner” restrictions on campus protests.…
What Did We Learn from the Pro-Hamas Protests?
Last fall, having drunk deeply of the Left’s cocktail of antisemitism, post-colonialism, and general nuisance-making, a small but virulent minority of American college students began “protesting” for “Palestine.” Inaugurated mere…
A Medical Professor Learns That Dissent About Diversity Won’t Be Tolerated
In the good old days of American education, professors could speak their minds freely. Disagreements would often result, with others disputing the case that the speaker had made. The solid…
UNC Was Right to Call the Cops
The recent protests at UNC are only one example of the unrest at several campuses across the U.S. (albeit mostly “elite” ones) in response to events in the Middle East.…
Martin Center President Signs Letter in Support of UNC
Raleigh, NC—On Monday, Martin Center president Jenna Robinson signed a letter “Supporting Free Speech & UNC Leadership.” The letter was written by faculty members at UNC-Chapel Hill but is open…
Teaching American Democracy in the UNC System
I would like to say something you don’t often hear from UNC-System faculty these days: I agree with the Board of Governors. At its February 28 meeting, the Board’s Committee…
Have Left-Leaning Students Begun Supporting Free Speech?
According to a recent Axios poll, Republican and Democratic college students agree that campuses must broaden free speech “even if there’s some risk of violence.” Moreover, roughly 77 percent of…
Martin Center Praises “Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act”
Today, Martin Center president Jenna Robinson sent a letter to the US House Committee on Education & the Workforce praising the “Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act.” Robinson wrote, “The ‘Respecting…
Divestment Isn’t Neutral
The UNC chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) doesn’t have a great track record on free speech and civil discourse. Its members have occupied university administrative buildings, attempted…