public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Edmund Burke, the political philosopher, believed that love of country is essential to the survival of a free society, and that, for citizens to love their country, it must be lovely.…
The North Carolina House's proposal to alter the uses for sports betting tax revenue favors affluent universities.
Natalia Mayorga writes for the Martin Center about mental health issues at the University of North Carolina’s flagship campus. It has been two months since the start of the Fall…
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center focuses on freshman orientation within the UNC System. North Carolina has a law that helps address students’ misconceptions about the First Amendment. In the…
Megan Zogby writes for the Martin Center about the high costs of parking on college campuses. When students pay tuition, they also pay a mix of mandatory and optional fees.…
Megan Zogby writes for the Martin Center about the University of North Carolina’s missteps during the reopening of campuses for the fall semester. Though college leaders had the summer to…
I’m not going to touch the old adage about the guy who made trains run on time, especially since the Charlotte Area Transit Authority says Blue Line trains still run…
A New York Times story on “black families leaving Chicago” led me to another story on the topic a year ago. The earlier story described Kristin Ware’s decision to move…
Megan Zogby writes for the Martin Center about the continuing problem of high college textbook prices. As college textbook prices have increased 88 percent since 2006, education reformers wonder how…
David Randall writes for the Martin Center about the role of social justice on college campuses. Social justice activists say they want to bring about a golden age. The road…
Emma Schambach writes for the Martin Center about UNC-Charlotte’s meager response to a disturbing incident on campus. Universities may not target unpopular speech on campus often, but when they fail…
Charlotte Observer reports: Mecklenburg County voters on Tuesday rejected a sales tax increase for the second time in five years, despite a million-dollar campaign and support from prominent community leaders.…