When Less is More
The University of North Carolina has ended a long period of excessive growth, which should lead to improvements in many areas.
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Trustees Won’t Do the Job
Trustees are supposed to help colleges steer their course, but many are asleep at the wheel.
Can Apple Overturn Higher Education?
A new infographic proposes a dynamic future for higher education, thanks to online technologies.
Results Matter
It’s time to make public higher education subject to the real needs of the nation.
Don’t Fear the Free Market
A free market in postsecondary education would serve students effectively.
Real Education
A student finds that her high school expectations of college don’t quite match the real thing.
Reforming College Sports
We need a “firewall” between big-time sports and university academics.
Are Donors Dangerous?
Instead of threatening academic freedom or integrity, outside philanthropists usually expand and enrich college dialogue.
Board Games
North Carolina’s new State Board of Proprietary Schools is assuming licensing authority over for-profit schools from the community college system.
The Wisdom of College Students
Young people offer life lessons for incoming freshmen.