Against UNC Asheville’s Millennial Campus
In 2021, the UNC Board of Governors voted to designate roughly 200 acres near UNC Asheville a “millennial campus.” The designation gives UNCA more options to develop the land, permitting,…
Higher-Ed in the NCGA’s Long Session
This year is the North Carolina legislature’s long session. With the “crossover” deadline of May 8 just a month away, the Martin Center has collected a roundup of proposed bills…
Feds Tell Med Schools to Stop Discriminating
On February 14, the Department of Education officially notified educational institutions receiving federal funding that they must cease race-based practices—including admissions, hiring, promotion, scholarships, administrative support, discipline, and sanctions. The…
Nebraska Should Follow Through
In August 2017, a professor and a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln protested students who were recruiting for the conservative student organization Turning Point USA. A video…
End the Unjust Stratification of Accreditors
Practically everyone knows of a student who had to take virtually the same class twice—and pay for it twice—because his college wouldn’t accept perfectly good transfer credits from another institution.…
Restoring the J-1 Visa Program’s Purpose
The J-1 visa program was created under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 and was designed as more than an avenue for international students and scholars to…
“No” to Killing the Department of Education
Federal statutes require the United States Department of Education (ED) to fund race discrimination at postsecondary institutions through laws such as § 1059e. Predominantly Black Institutions, § 1059g. Asian American and Native…
Free Speech, Tar Heel Style
In an era where intellectual discourse faces unprecedented challenges, 23 states have taken decisive action to protect free speech on college campuses. Yet their efforts raise an important question: Why…
Assessing Trump’s Higher-Ed Orders
These are bad times to be a recalcitrant Trump-hating college administrator. In his first nine-and-a-half days in office, the 47th president has signed numerous executive orders with the potential to…
Georgia Unplugs the Bias Machine
People often ask me how, as an outspoken conservative professor at a large state university, I can get away with some of the things I say on social media and…