Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, and Integrity in Higher Education – Event Recording

We apologize for the audio; this event took place at an indoor/outdoor location. Join Martin Center president Dr. Jenna Robinson and UNC-Chapel Hill professor Mark McNeilly for a night of discussion about how AI is affecting higher education and integrity in the classroom.


Eye on Academia Episode 3

Analysts from the James G. Martin Center for Policy Analysis discuss an attempt by the establishment left in North Carolina to wrest control over the university system from reform-minded legislators, the rapid increase in the number of colleges that no longer require SAT or ACT scores, and a brewing power struggle between schools of education and legislators over the proper way to teach elementary literacy.


Eye on Academia Episode 2

The Martin Center’s team of higher education policy experts discuss some positive developments regarding campus free speech, how higher education accrediting agencies actively support “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” mandates, and some recent attempts to  unionize student workers.


Eye on Academia Episode 1

In this initial episode of Eye on Academia, host Jay Schalin brings together Martin Center analysts Jenna Robinson, Graham Hillard, and Shannon Watkins to discuss the future of higher education in light of current trends such as demographic changes, a growing awareness of alternate pathways to careers, and a disturbing rejection of meritocratic standards.

Podcast: https://eyeonacademia.podbean.com/e/episode-1/


The Abandonment of Standardized Testing – Featuring Wenyuan Wu

Wenyuan Wu holds a Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of Miami and is the Executive Director of Californians for Equal Rights Foundation. In this interview, she speaks with Shannon Watkins about the abandonment of standardized testing in college admissions.


Education Book Discussion Featuring Margarita Mooney Clayton

On Thursday, February 2, the Martin Center welcomed theology professor and Scala Foundation founder Margarita Mooney Clayton for a webinar on her latest book, The Wounds of Beauty: Seven Dialogues on Art and Education.


Academic Quality Part 3 – The Effects of Dumbing Down Higher Education


Academic Quality Part 2 – What happens once students get to college?


Academic Quality Part 1 – A Higher Education Moment

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A majority of U.S. colleges admit most students who apply