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Adam Smith? Who’s He?
It’s time to return the history of economic thought to the college curriculum.... More »
September 01, 2010

Sharp and Unexpected Criticism
Higher Education? is a book that critics left and right like, but the education establishment--not so much.... More »
August 25, 2010

Is the College "Business Model" Broken?
A PBS debate generates some heat but not much light on college cost and access.... More »
August 18, 2010

Students as Guinea Pigs
In a UNC-Chapel Hill psychological experiment, undergraduates were told to imagine having incest with a beloved family member.... More »
August 10, 2010

How Much Work "Requires" College Education?
Part II of my analysis of a major paper centers on a common misconception.... More »
August 06, 2010

This Paper Refutes Itself
A hefty new study purports to prove U.S. needs more college graduates, but flops.... More »
August 04, 2010

Students Who Don't Study
Evidence shows that college students put in less and less time on coursework but receive higher grades.... More »
July 28, 2010

Free Speech’s Death by a Thousand Cuts
The denial of controversial UNC-Wilmington professor Michael Adams’ promotion has worrisome implications.... More »
July 20, 2010

The Great Brain Race
Higher education is fast becoming more globalized, but will it reshape the world?... More »
July 14, 2010

No Diploma, No Problem
The experiences of entrepreneurs and writers call into question the goal of a college degree for everyone.... More »
July 07, 2010

Magic Elixir for Growth or Economic Snake Oil?
Higher education might not be the cure-all for economic growth that the political and academic establishment proclaims it to be.... More »
June 29, 2010

Thinking Like an Economist
A new book subjects college education to Bastiat’s famous “seen versus unseen” analysis.... More »
June 23, 2010

The Handwriting on the Web
Those who decry the lack of innovation in higher education may be looking in the wrong places.... More »
June 16, 2010

Affirmative Action Keeps Some Students Out
Selective colleges and universities turn away highly qualified Asian students so they can have more “diversity.”... More »
June 09, 2010

Reforming the Academic Core
The Board of Governors should select a president who will revitalize student learning at the University of North Carolina.... More »
June 01, 2010

How Universities Breed Dependency
Modern universities are providing a failure-free existence that eliminates an important component of a free society: self-reliance.... More »
May 25, 2010

There Was No Golden Age
American colleges have always had substantial dropout rates, so should we worry?... More »
May 18, 2010

We're All Diversity Advocates Now
When strolling through the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill, one never ventures far before hearing the buzzwords that typify a large, left-leaning public university.... More »
May 11, 2010

Social and Economic Justice, Without the Economics or the Justice
Can universities do anything about professors and programs that make a mockery of the subject they are supposed to be teaching?... More »
May 06, 2010

Gotta Get 'Em While They're Young!
A degree program in "Social and Economic Justice" at UNC-Chapel Hill reveals the stark contrast between indoctrination and true education.... More »
May 04, 2010

Stick It to the Taxpayer
President Obama’s plan to forgive college loan debts in exchange for "public service" needlessly foists the cost on taxpayers.... More »
April 27, 2010

The Iceman Cometh
One theory suggests that higher education institutions will experience the fate of industrial dinosaurs.... More »
April 20, 2010

The Bologna Process: Not About Making Sausage
But will it really improve higher education in Europe?... More »
April 14, 2010

Ed Schools, Leave Those Teachers Alone!
A new study by the University of North Carolina could lead to major reform of education schools.... More »
April 11, 2010

A Weak Defense of an Obsolete Idea
A new book defending affirmative action fails on many levels.... More »
April 06, 2010

Helping Hand or Unfair Advantage?
Do universities provide a level playing field for students with learning disabilities, or permit some to game the system?... More »
March 30, 2010

Academic Change We Can Believe In
Our higher education system is not going to be this way forever.... More »
March 23, 2010

Investigate the Education Schools!
The “Anything But Knowledge” philosophy of education schools reveals itself in comments on test tampering.... More »
March 17, 2010

Myths of the Ivory Tower
Here’s a list of ten commonly-held beliefs in academia that don’t square with what the rest of the country thinks.... More »
March 10, 2010

Airy Rhetoric Versus Gritty Reality
In the PBS debate on the economic benefits of more college graduates, the facts spoke for themselves.... More »
March 02, 2010