Matt Hartman
@themhartman
higher ed reporter for @TheAssemblyNC. other bylines, @newrepublic @ringer @jacobin. live crabs stay humble. [email protected]
my mom just sent me a linkedin message to tell me she was proud of me
i sorta accidentally got some unc athletics spreadsheets that show their brainstorming about how to pay for revenue sharing there are estimates for stadium naming rights, jersey ads, even reducing the number of comp tickets athletes get theassemblync.com/education/high…
I'm excited to share that @TheAssemblyNC has won a North Carolina Press Association award for our higher education coverage! The Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award recognizes outstanding reporting on higher education issues in the state. Revisit the award-winning stories ⬇️
the university of austin sent an email this spring saying school of civic life and leadership dean jed atkins was a finalist to become their new president. they told me it was sent in error and they recruited him, but he was never a finalist theassemblync.com/education/high…
How will Trump's attacks on elite universities impact the ongoing efforts to transform them into engines for social mobility? My Q&A with @themhartman in @TheAssemblyNC theassemblync.com/education/high…
Guilford College faculty hatched a radical plan to run the school by Quaker-inspired councils. Some alumni say the college needs to make tough business decisions first. “This kumbaya stuff is for the birds now.”
Amid its second financial crisis in five years, Guilford College faculty hatched a radical plan to run the school by Quaker-inspired councils. Some alumni say the college needs to make tough business decisions first. By @themhartman for @TheAssemblyNC. theassemblync.com/education/high…
i've got a big new story on guilford college's financial crisis today. it's got quakers, faculty trying to run the school by democratic council, and bond defaults. it might be my favorite story yet theassemblync.com/education/high…
Don't take it from me: Legislative estimate (with changes to tax rate and distribution) is that UNC and NC State will get $24.4M from sports wagering revenue in FY2025-26 and $31.5M in FY2026-27. ECU, Charlotte and App projected to receive $4.1M and $5.1M over next two years.
NC Senate budget proposal would mandate UNC and NC State play in-state teams in basketball, would give more sports betting tax revenue to athletic departments at in-state schools, including UNC and NC State, and would double tax rate on sports betting operators. Story ⬇️
A new bill in the state House of Representatives would set aside money for a presidential library in honor of Donald Trump at UNC-Pembroke. “This was an opportunity to put a shot out there,” @The_Real_JML said. “Why not UNC Pembroke?” #ncpol borderbelt.org/nc-bill-calls-…
shout out to the @newsobserver who caught over the weekend that baric's nih grant was just cut taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data/H…
depending on who you ask, ralph baric is either our best hope for preventing another pandemic or the reason the last one started. with science funding up in the air, i looked at the most disputed lab in the country theassemblync.com/education/high…
Public health leaders looked to UNC virologist Ralph Baric to end the pandemic. Their critics blamed it on him. Now, the White House wants to slash funding for research like his. By @themhartman for @TheAssemblyNC. theassemblync.com/education/high…
Read @JessicaWakeman's full story below on Rep. Chuck Edwards' town hall below: theassemblync.com/politics/north…
Rep. Chuck Edwards’ town hall in Asheville was one of the most intense events I’ve ever covered. This was his press conference at the end:
UNC once prided itself on operating differently from schools in the football-crazy Southeastern Conference. Now many at UNC see SEC schools as models to emulate. By @themhartman & @zeanes for @TheAssemblyNC & @axios. theassemblync.com/education/high…