Eleven universities across North Carolina have partnered with the PhD Project, which has been discriminating on the basis of race and ethnicity since approximately 1994. Although the PhD Project recently…
In March of 2023, Gov. Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 278, designed to lower degree-related barriers to entry for state-government jobs in North Carolina. A year and a half later,…
The North Carolina Governor’s School (GS) was established in 1963. The program was the first of its kind in the nation: a residential summer program for the state’s most academically…
You would think that the last thing colleges and universities need is more buildings—given declining enrollments, online classes, and changing attitudes about college. But that is not the way university…
During the Covid pandemic, the University of North Carolina (like many institutions of higher learning) went test-optional. However, the Board of Governors rightly reversed that policy this year, re-establishing a…
ApprenticeshipNC (ANC) is helping to bridge the gap between education and the workforce by creating apprenticeship programs throughout the state—and it is having great success. Formerly under the supervision of…
Now that sports betting is legal in the Bible Belt state of North Carolina, online gamblers have filled the collection plate with over $1.8 billion in total wagers and about…
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…
In recent years, the landscape of higher education has been increasingly dominated by the rhetoric and initiatives of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Universities have dedicated numerous resources to pushing…
Getting and keeping accreditation is critical for almost all colleges in the United States. Accreditation is third-party validation that a college meets minimum standards. Not only is institutional accreditation required…