The Bane of Bureaucracy
A private consultant’s investigation of UNC-Chapel Hill is a model for the reform of higher education business practices.
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Old Radicals Never Die–They Just Get Tenure
David Horowitz and Jacob Laksin remind us that it’s not your mother’s university anymore.
Dousing the Fires of Racial Discrimination
The Ricci case concerning racial discrimination against New Haven firefighters has important implications for the hiring practices of academia.
How the Naval Academy Achieves “Diversity”
A professor doesn’t agree that it should be the top priority.
Pick a Number, Any Number
A study that tries to determine the economic impact of the University of North Carolina system takes too many liberties to provide meaningful estimates.
An Education Bubble?
Is higher education on the same self-destructive path as housing was a few years ago?
Where Profit Is a Bad Word
For-profit higher education is like the Rodney Dangerfield of academia—it gets little or no respect.
“What, Me Read?” Is Back
Readers respond to Thomas Bertonneau’s popular critique of post-literacy at the college level.
Academic Freedom Is Not “Anything Goes”
A judge’s denial of Ward Churchill’s reinstatement as a teacher at the University of Colorado was the proper decision.
Which College for You?
You should start the process of choosing a college by thinking about what you personally want out of it.