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Tilting the Scales on Sexual Violence
New federal rules on sexual assault fail to take the issue seriously.... More »
May 20, 2012

No Politician Approved This Message
Could colleges please stop giving free campaign time at commencement?... More »
May 18, 2012

Embroiled in Scandal, Again
UNC asks government investigators to scrutinize its African and Afro-American Studies Department.... More »
May 16, 2012

A Rip Van Winkle Plan?
A higher education leader’s good intentions may already be behind the times.... More »
May 13, 2012

A Roadmap for the Revolution
Are you confused about the tumult in online education? Here’s a guide.... More »
May 10, 2012

The Coming Badge Revolution
Rather than relying on college degrees, students may soon reveal what they can do.... More »
May 09, 2012

Can English Majors Find Jobs?
A conference at Wake Forest University promoted study of the liberal arts and helping graduates obtain employment.... More »
May 06, 2012

Employment Futures
The jobs with the most projected openings suggest that higher education isn’t always the best bet.... More »
May 03, 2012

A Sample Platter of Knowledge
A new online course featuring all-star professors sharing their “Big Ideas” lets students and the public learn a little about a lot.... More »
May 01, 2012

Ten Steps to a Better University
The University of North Carolina must both cut costs and retain public confidence in the caliber of its education.... More »
April 29, 2012

Surviving the Perfect Storm
The Pope Center’s Jay Schalin addresses the University of North Carolina’s Faculty Assembly.... More »
April 26, 2012

Universities and Religious Liberty
Schools that used to favor openness are becoming closed and dogmatic when it comes to traditional religious groups.... More »
April 24, 2012

How Not to React to a Research Paper
Recent research at Duke deserves scholarly evaluation, not emotional denunciation.... More »
April 22, 2012

An Economist Looks at Tenure
If tenure is to change, it should be through “bottom-up” processes, not by fiat.... More »
April 19, 2012

Education Pays—Up to a Point
Statistics that imply you’re always better off with more education are highly misleading.... More »
April 17, 2012

Working on the Tenured Chain Gang
The University of North Carolina's Governors flee from an opportunity to reform faculty workload regulations.... More »
April 15, 2012

Should Economics Be Required in College?
No, says a Ball State University professor.... More »
April 13, 2012

Give It the Old College Try
While economic knowledge won’t trump self-interest, there are other reasons for studying economics.... More »
April 13, 2012

Is Order Emerging in Higher Education?
A colloquium engages in a wide-ranging discussion of the issues.... More »
April 10, 2012

Boosting Graduation Rates
Community colleges can increase their graduation rates, but doing so may not create all the benefits that are claimed.... More »
April 09, 2012

Teaching Is a Liberal Art
The “Scholarship of Teaching and Learning” movement has not lived up to its promise.... More »
April 06, 2012

Indoctrinate Me Not
A new report shows that campus politicization must be stopped for the once-great University of California system to thrive.... More »
April 03, 2012

Demonizing Profits
The increasing rhetoric against the profit motive, heard everywhere lately from the Occupy movement to the White House, begins on campus.... More »
April 01, 2012

How Do Professors Learn to Teach (or Do They)?
Their graduate-school work is no preparation for teaching new college students.... More »
March 29, 2012

Evil Republicans 101
An introductory political science class at NC State is clearly biased.... More »
March 28, 2012

Nurture vs. Nature
Is it possible to teach entrepreneurship in a classroom?... More »
March 25, 2012

You Went to College for That?
In a world of lowbrow culture, college graduates don’t stand out.... More »
March 22, 2012

The Worst of Both Worlds
Thanks to federal student aid, college now costs much more, but students are learning much less.... More »
March 21, 2012

Nice Work If You Can Get It
One reason for rising costs at the University of North Carolina is growing administrative and professional staff.... More »
March 18, 2012

A Tournament of Efficiency
We match up NCAA schools on the basis of completions instead of athletic prowess.... More »
March 15, 2012