From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 708: North Carolina’s premier higher education watchdog group is changing its name. The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy will soon take on the name of a former Davidson University chemistry professor who later served as North Carolina’s only two-term Republican governor in the 20th century. The namesake of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal discusses his willingness to accept the honor. Pope/Martin Center board member John Hood also explains why the organization decided it was a good time to make such a major change.
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