Civics education won’t fix higher ed’s credibility crisis alone—but smart partnerships can. Programs like GW University' ACED with Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute show how universities can revive civic trust and create real career pipelines. The future of civics is collaborative.

Wrote about the so-called "changes" at my alma mater - UWyo News. It’s not what it looks like. jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/cosmet…

UW cut gender and diaspora degrees—but kept the DEI core. Symbolic reform isn’t real reform. Our communications manager Jovan Tripkovic breaks it down jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/cosmet…

Coming up on 7/31, a free webinar with Kathleen deLaski jamesgmartin.center/event/educatio…

Students need teachers who look like them’ sounds inclusive—until you realize it’s a euphemism for racial preferences in hiring. Question it, and you risk your career. But truth still matters, even in academia. jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/debunk…

Foreign students now out-earn U.S. grads by nearly $30K—and dominate R&D. The issue isn’t talent. It’s decay. America didn’t run out of smart people. It ran out of the will to cultivate them. It’s time to Make America Think Again. John Mac Ghlionn for The Martin Center

Just 12% of 1.1 million micro-credentials lead to real wage gains. A new AEI/Burning Glass report warns of billions wasted on empty promises—now propped up by Workforce Pell. Martin Center intern Sherman Criner breaks it down jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/not-al…

The DEI emperor has no clothes. In a review of DEI Exposed, our director George Leef explains how higher ed was duped into spending billions on ideological grift masked as progress. The scam is unraveling. jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/the-di…

The president of The Martin Center Jenna A. Robinson, recently sat down with TFAS Roger Ream to discuss the state of American higher education and how to restore its core mission. Tune in to the Liberty + Leadership Podcast to learn more! youtube.com/watch?v=7XECxf…

America’s colleges fear a “demographic cliff”—but who helped dig it? For decades, higher ed undermined marriage, family, and meaning. Now, birthrates are collapsing, campuses are emptying, and there’s no one left to enroll. jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/colleg…

Top 10 Problems with American Universities Today | Richard K. Vedder youtu.be/nqyXya2YnPY?si…

Duke University professor Don Taylor on the importance of academic freedom youtu.be/aGrcM3nEAjg?si…

The liberal arts once shaped Western civilization—training minds in reason, virtue, and civic life. Now they’re vanishing. Jovan Tripkovic explores how we can bring them back jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/five-s…

A few months ago, Josh Bowman, executive director of The Ciceronian Society, sat down with Jenna A. Robinson, president of @academicrenewal. They discussed teacher-ed reform, reading policy, indoctrination, and the deeper purpose of education—and what truly shapes great teachers.

Only 38% of American adults have a four-year degree. “We never talk about the path to the American dream for the rest of folks. We currently are not supporting the other really interesting pathways to financial sustainability — apprenticeships, short-term credentials. And

Are Ivy League schools really offering a world-class education—or just expensive indoctrination? In Slacking, a new book reviewed by George Leef, authors reveal how soft, politicized courses are dumbing down elite colleges. jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/how-st…

The Martin Center president Jenna A. Robinson was interviewed by Erin Gretzinger for The Assembly about revamping college graduation requirements. You can check out the full interview here theassemblync.com/education/high…

A musical-theatre degree may sound glamorous—but for most grads, it’s a ticket to debt, not Broadway. If colleges want to act like businesses, students should treat them like investments. And some degrees offer little return. Read the full piece👇 jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/the-bu…

Harvard is finally facing a reckoning—plunging brand, Title VI violations, and a $3B funding crisis. The elite empire is cracking, and it’s not even a close call. jamesgmartin.center/2025/07/harvar…