Universities: Are they Educators or Landlords?
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Why is University Governance Reform Needed?
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Eye On Academia Podcast 7
The panelists discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. Is the decision going to usher in a new age in which affirmative action in admissions are no more? Or did the justices just open up another loophole by which colleges and universities can continue their current policies of racial preferences?
Confidence in Higher Education is Dropping – Latest Gallup Poll Findings
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Interview with Jeff Cox, NC Community College System President
Eye On Academia Episode 6
On this podcast, the Martin Center team discuss a positive development resulting from attempts to push back against the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” agenda, how military academies are now going woke, and some Martin Center ideas about making university governance more transparent.
Restoring Merit to Medical Education – Event Recording
Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, board chair of Do No Harm, joined the Martin Center on to address the growing influence of anti-racist activism in medical schools and share his recommendations on restoring merit to medical education.
Dr. Goldfarb, a board-certified kidney specialist, is a former Professor and Associate Dean for Curriculum at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He has been widely published in medical journals, as well as The Wall Street Journal, and is co-host of the Do No Harm podcast.
Eye on Academia Episode 5
The Martin Center’s team of higher education experts discuss a promising new law in Florida that promotes free speech and ends political litmus tests, some major changes in university libraries, and the infantilization of college students.
Preserving the Canon: Great Books Programs at America’s Colleges and Universities
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Eye on Academia: John Staddon Interview
Experimental psychobiologist John Staddon discusses his new book, “Science in an Age of Unreason.” Staddon contends that we are entering a period fraught with peril for the world of science, as its mission is being perverted by both careerism and a new “woke” moral system that rejects facts.