Humanities Research: To What End?
A new paper shows that the research imperative in academe has high costs but little benefit.
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My Personal Right-Wing Conspiracy
A student leader describes helping a small conservative movement grow on the ultra-liberal UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
Letter to My Students
“Obtaining an education is hard work and there is no short cut.”
Is This eHarmony for College?
A company may revolutionize the college application process through the online matching model used in dating.
How to Fix the Humanities
A group of scholars at Baylor University favor a revitalized theological humanism.
As Free as Practicable
There’s another way to interpret North Carolina’s constitutional mandate for keeping tuition low.
Destined to Fail
A look at ACT and SAT scores suggests that fewer than half of test takers are “college ready.”
The Bible at a Public University?
A recent UNC-Chapel Hill graduate calls the Bible a critical component of a public liberal arts education.
A Surprisingly Useful College Guide
Choosing the Right College only covers a small number of schools, but helps parents evaluate them all.
The Roots of the Protest
Occupy Wall Street might never have started If politicians hadn’t oversold higher education.