Two federal agencies have imposed a national speech code onto campuses that could end the free exchange of ideas.
By Robert Shibley
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This course in American government tilts left.
By Jane S. Shaw
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This year’s addresses in North Carolina colleges and universities featured big names but few politicians.
By Duke Cheston
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Higher Education Headlines
North Carolina
Dean Dean to Provost
UNC-CH hired business school dean Jim Dean as provost. In the Raleigh News & Observer. From Trash to Flash
UNC-CH installed a new generator that will run on methane gas from a landfill. In the Daily Tar Heel. National
Market-Based Loans Progress
A bill to tie student loan interest rates to the market passed the House. In the New York Times. PhDs to Teach High School?
Stanford will now pay PhDs to get a master's degree in education so they can teach. On Inside Higher Ed. Babies Are a "Killer"
A speaker at UVa stirred controversy by saying motherhood kills focus. In the Washington Post.
Opinion
What Equality Hath Wrought
Harvey Mansfield draws a link between political liberalism and the decline of liberal education. On Real Clear Politics. Poor Students Wanted...Sorta
David Wilezol says elite colleges exclude poorer students from high society. On Minding the Campus. A Master's in Saying "No"
Brian Croxall says one of the most valuable parts of grad school was learning to say "no." On Chronicle.com. |
