This course in American government tilts left.
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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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NC State has embraced environmentalism, but the costs could be high and benefits are uncertain.
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Higher Education Headlines
North Carolina
A Scandal Is Still a Scandal
The Raleigh N&O says former UNC-CH chancellor James Moeser is wrong to blame the press for the school's recent scandals. UNC-Gray Hair?
UNC-Greensboro and a local retirement community will work together to learn from each other. In the Greensboro News-Record. National
Hard Core MOOCers
People who have taken many MOOCs give advice on how to make better courses. On Chronicle.com. No Degree Required
The Huffington Post lists the top 15 jobs that don't require a degree, according to Careercast.com. Reds Show True Colors
China's Communist rulers have made basic freedoms of expression and inquiry illegal at universities. In the South China Morning Post.
Opinion
Island Hopping to Reality
Thomas Sowell gives advice on how to un-brainwash your college-age children. On NRO. The Think Tank Connection
Alejandro Chafuen considers how think tanks become universities. On Forbes.com. Mining the Campus
Jeff Selingo says that schools with large drop-out problems should use data mining to find good students struggling to pay tuition. In the Chronicle of Higher Ed. |
