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It's time to make public higher education subject to the real needs of the nation.

By Jay Schalin

In 1978, the Chinese government made a decision to change direction. Rather than continue the stagnating communist policies that mired the country in Third World poverty, it started to liberalize its economy. The gamble paid off, and today, China has the world’s second-largest economy, with a large trade surplus and near-double-digit annual growth rates.

The Chinese government just made another move that also should improve the nation’s economy--this time to streamline its higher-education system.

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Don’t Fear the Free Market

A free market in postsecondary education would serve students effectively.

By George Leef and Jane S. Shaw

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Real Education

A student finds that her high school expectations of college don't quite match the real thing.

By Julia Dent

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Research

Games Universities Play: And How Donors Can Avoid Them
Martin Morse Wooster shows in this report that universities often neglect the wishes of contributors.

A Common-Sense Look at UNC Faculty Workloads
This paper measures the teaching loads of faculty in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system.

A Proposal for Cutting the 2011 UNC Budget
This report provides the Pope Center's criteria for cutting university budgets, along with specific cuts to the 2011-13 UNC budget.

Higher Education Headlines

North Carolina

Applications Made Easy
UNC-CH started using the Common Application this year, leading to a 23 percent increase in applications. In the Daily Tar Heel.

Sounds Good to Us
UNC-Wilmington announced it will support a proposed 9.2 percent tuition hike. In the Wilmington Star.

National

Me Gusta Muchisimo
James Madison University and others are working with the Rosetta Stone software company to offer courses for credit. On Inside Higher Ed.

Show Us the Money
Community college leaders are eager to do what President Obama called them to do as long as they get sufficient funding. In USA Today.

Raining Money in Academia?
President Obama is expected to unveil his higher education plan today, including billions more in grants. In the New York Times.

Opinion

Preferences Aren't Preferable
Roger Clegg suggests the correct questions and answers about affirmative action for presidential candidates. On Phi Beta Cons.

The Times They Are A-Changing
The Chronicle of Higher Education's Jeff Selingo reflects on disruptive technology in higher education.

Obama's Colbert Moment
Andrew Kelly says President Obama's approach to higher ed reform is similar to that of comedian Stephen Colbert. On the Enterprise blog.

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