When Discipline-Specific Accreditors Go Woke
Across the country, an increasing number of universities now require scholars to submit “diversity statements” in hiring, promotion, and tenure. Many have abandoned or downplayed standardized tests in the name…
Professor Maitland Jones and Declining Standards in Higher Education
As a direct result of student complaints that his course was too difficult, Maitland Jones will no longer be teaching organic chemistry at New York University (NYU). Jones has a…
How the UNC System is Propping Up Enrollment
Nationwide, undergraduate college enrollment has been falling since 2010. The trend is being driven both by a shrinking pool of high-school graduates and those graduates choosing to attend universities at…
Who Should Own the University of North Carolina?
As a college professor from the Midwest, I usually shy away from commenting on higher-education policy issues in other parts of the country. But North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s November…
A Solution to Student Smartphone Addiction
At the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a group of alumni from Franciscan University of Steubenville launched a new scholarship program titled “Unplugged.” This program disburses financial aid to…
The Empress Wears No Clothes
Catherine E. Lhamon is the current Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Despite the unassuming title, her position wields enormous power. The Assistant…
It’s Way Past Time to End the Standardized Testing Waiver
In the midst of the Covid pandemic, the UNC Board of Governors made the decision to take some pressure off potential applicants by implementing an emergency waiver for the System’s…
Grotesque Antisemitism at George Washington University
On October 11, a number of students gathered outside the George Washington University’s Jewish student center in protest of a routine event held by the student group GW for Israel.…
Reforms We’re Cheering For in 2023
Each January, the staff of the Martin Center share our higher-ed-reform dreams for the coming year. Will all of our wishes come true? Probably not. Nevertheless, we offer them here…
How Diversity Conceals More Than It Reveals
Offices with titles such as “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” have become common in business, government, and universities. Employees are sometimes required to take courses in diversity training, and, in some…