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What First Amendment?
Two federal agencies have imposed a national speech code onto campuses that could end the free exchange of ideas.... More »
May 23, 2013

Smash the Rich!
This course in American government tilts left.... More »
May 21, 2013

A Refreshing Commencement Season
This year’s addresses in North Carolina colleges and universities featured big names but few politicians.... More »
May 19, 2013

The Cost of Sustainability
NC State has embraced environmentalism, but the costs could be high and benefits are uncertain.... More »
May 16, 2013

The Liberal Arts: Notes from Underground
An English professor reports on the academic meetings of two vastly different academic groups.... More »
May 14, 2013

Subsidizing Failure
A forthcoming study focuses on public universities' "cost of non-completion."... More »
May 12, 2013

Separate but Equivalent?
We found some shortcomings when we compared supposedly equivalent courses at UNC schools and community colleges.... More »
May 09, 2013

Teaching College Students to Write
A faculty member explains how he figured out the way to turn poor writers into good ones.... More »
May 07, 2013

‘He Said, She Said’ at UNC
Colleges should promote personal responsibility, not trials at student-led courts.... More »
May 05, 2013

The Scenic Route to Self-Knowledge
A student discovers that intensive study can instill a new love of learning.... More »
May 02, 2013

A Revealing Look at a State Flagship
Paying for the Party confirms many of your worst fears about big state universities.... More »
April 30, 2013

Know Thyself…and Get Ahead
Can career or personality assessments help students graduate earlier and find better jobs?... More »
April 28, 2013

Can English Departments Be Relevant Again?
There is no greater asset for a graduate than the ability to write and communicate.... More »
April 25, 2013

Is UnCollege the College For You?
Dale Stephens answers ten questions about his new book Hacking Your Education.... More »
April 24, 2013

Texas Standoff
An Old West-style conflict in Texas pits the higher education and political establishments against the reform movement.... More »
April 21, 2013

Faculty Attack Squad
An attempt to organize North Carolina's progressive faculty gets down and dirty.... More »
April 18, 2013

A Surprising Move, from Dartmouth to UNC
The chancellor-elect comes from an Ivy League college that has one-seventh the students and no athletic scholarships.... More »
April 16, 2013

2013 Pope Center Spirit of Inquiry Best Course Award
Nominate your best professor!... More »
April 15, 2013

Change at the UNC Board of Governors, or Not?
The Republican-dominated board may scrutinize the budget, but does it have an appetite for reform?... More »
April 14, 2013

Make Public Information Public
The University of North Carolina and other state entities should be transparent.... More »
April 11, 2013

Seven Years 'til the Revolution?
Colleges and universities must adopt College 2020 if they want to remain in the game, says Vance Fried.... More »
April 09, 2013

Scientists and Engineers Need Literature
Reading fiction opens the door to innovation.... More »
April 07, 2013

Advance to “GO”
North Carolina community colleges are making it easier for students to skip remedial classes and start on college-level work.... More »
April 05, 2013

Political Correctness: My Top Ten
Universities are immersed in a sea of bias. Here are some indications.... More »
April 02, 2013

Partial Remedy
Even after a decade of decline in remedial education at UNC, problems remain.... More »
March 31, 2013

Re-igniting Education
The old approach of making it happen may give way to letting it happen.... More »
March 29, 2013

Sorry, But We Should Just Start Over
The Gates Foundation commissions 15 papers on “reimagining” federal student aid.... More »
March 27, 2013

A Common-Sense Budget for UNC
The North Carolina governor's budget proposal provides stable funding and some directions for greater efficiency.... More »
March 24, 2013

Cathedral Without a Soul
North Carolina State's much-touted new James B. Hunt Library doesn't match its hype.... More »
March 21, 2013

A Speech Too Far
What are the limits for academic departments when inviting speakers to campus?... More »
March 19, 2013