Starving the Academic Beast
Huge state deficits and a changing of the political guard mean that public university systems must downsize. The Pope Center provides some criteria for deciding what to cut.
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Spare the Community Colleges
North Carolina’s legislature should reverse a tradition of being less generous to the state’s community colleges during budget season.
Poll: What’s Wrong with Higher Education?
We want your opinion. What’s the biggest challenge to improving higher education?
Evangelists for Diversity
Offices of diversity are one thing the UNC system can do without.
Scholarly Study–of Monty Python?
Academic papers on Monty Python are just the kind of thing the troupe would have lampooned.
Should UNC Tuition Go Up?
Here’s your chance to weigh in.
Higher Education Needs More than “Perestroika”
A renowned higher education expert wants a transformation, but his prescriptions don’t strike at the root.
Egypt’s Revolution and Higher Education
What happens when thousands of well-educated college graduates can’t find jobs?
What Should Congress Do about Student Loans?
In a new feature, the Pope Center invites you to weigh the pros and cons of the direct and guaranteed student loan programs.
Is College a Bad Public Good?
The debate over whether higher education is a public or a private good may miss the point.