syllabus transparency
Nov 9, 2026

The Public Has a Right to See UNC’s Syllabi

UNC's new syllabus transparency policy is a step in the right direction, but the public deserves more than the bare minimum.

This semester, as WUNC News’ Brianna Atkinson would have you know, UNC-Chapel Hill professor Seth Kotch replaced a once-detailed, color-coded, seven-page, Trivial Pursuit-themed course syllabus with something “more closely representing…

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Nov 6, 2026

How Universities Teach Students to Hate the West

Great nations have always told their children great stories. From Homer and Virgil to the Bible, inherited narratives teach courage, duty, sacrifice, faith, and belonging. But this inheritance is predicated…

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Nov 5, 2026

When Universities Pretend to Be Businesses

Since at least the early twentieth century, universities have flirted with America’s penchant for “running things like a business.” But like government, non-profits, and other non-businesses that try to be…

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Nov 4, 2026

The DEI Mandates That Won’t Go Away

In September, the American Bar Association’s law-school accrediting council formally repealed Standard 206, commonly known as its diversity standard. In its earlier form, the standard required law schools to demonstrate…

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Nov 2, 2026

What America Can Learn From North Carolina About Free Speech

What makes America the best country in the world? Freedom. And when it comes to free speech, North Carolina may be one of the best states in the country.  In…

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Oct 30, 2026

Colleges Created the AI Cheating Problem

Like many who’ve spent any degree of time instructing undergraduates, I’m all for complaining about the youth, and I have accumulated substantial material to work with. In many ways, the…

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Oct 29, 2026

UNC Settles With the DOJ. What Now?

Last week, UNC-Chapel Hill became the most recent university in the country to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations of antisemitism and racial preferences. It also…

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Oct 28, 2026

South Carolina Takes Out Higher Ed’s Trash

My wife, daughter, and I walk through our neighborhood every day. I’ve been monitoring the situation at one house for the last few years—the yard is usually clogged with old…

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Oct 26, 2026

Sports at What Cost? Athletics, Academics, and the UNC System

Note: NC State football coach Dave Doeren was fired right before this report’s publication.  College sports aren’t all fun and games. They come at a real cost to students and taxpayers,…

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