From High School to Law School
Recently, I had the pleasure to interview a North Carolina State University alum, Richard Basile, who graduated with his bachelor’s degree last December at only 19 years of age. By…
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College Closures Are a Blessing in Disguise
The closure of more than 500 private, nonprofit, four-year educational institutions in the last 10 years—three times the rate of the previous decade—is widely seen as a catastrophe for the…
Performance Funding in the UNC System
In 2022, the UNC System adopted a performance-funding model that awards dollars to universities to the extent that they meet a number of measurable benchmarks. However, the North Carolina General…
Unfortunately, Negus’s proposed accreditation alternative isn’t viable
In his recent article on accreditation reform (Accreditation-Reform Hopes for the Second Trump Administration, January 31, 2025),Sam Negus raises an interesting question in what may be the most radical (and…
Trump’s Election Killed Loan Forgiveness for Millennials
As Joe Biden’s presidency ends, it’s clear his record makes him the most aggressive president in history on student-loan forgiveness. His Department of Education extended the COVID-19 interest-accumulation freeze; introduced…
N.C. Universities Are Still Discriminating By Race
Eleven universities across North Carolina have partnered with the PhD Project, which has been discriminating on the basis of race and ethnicity since approximately 1994. Although the PhD Project recently…
“No” to Killing the Department of Education
Federal statutes require the United States Department of Education (ED) to fund race discrimination at postsecondary institutions through laws such as § 1059e. Predominantly Black Institutions, § 1059g. Asian American and Native…
Trade Schools Are Tackling the Ivies
Ivy League schools have long captured the hearts and minds of Americans and are often believed to represent the best possible educational endeavors available in the United States. Yet a…
Anti-Trust in Scientific Journals
Scientific journals emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries as the principal way in which scientists and the public shared scientific ideas and discoveries. Journals met the need for dissemination…
Free Speech, Tar Heel Style
In an era where intellectual discourse faces unprecedented challenges, 23 states have taken decisive action to protect free speech on college campuses. Yet their efforts raise an important question: Why…