True Believers
UNC-Chapel Hill’s chancellor and his faculty co-author have extraordinary faith that the university can and should solve our problems, whether we want it to or not.
Articles by Jay Schalin
Growing Pains
The difficult economy means that the UNC system’s aggressive growth policy is likely to come to an abrupt halt.
A Rule Made to Be Broken
Barely a month after the UNC system ignored its own self-imposed tuition cap, it is proposing another one.
In With the In-Crowd
Erskine Bowles’ replacement as president of the UNC system shares his North Carolina establishment insider status.
Looking for JOBS in All the Wrong Places
Two new North Carolina laws intended to spur the future economy by promoting science education are likely to backfire.
John Galt to the Rescue
Atlas has ceased to “shrug,” and is now forcing his way back into the public discourse, and campus liberals are not pleased.
UNC’s 2010 Budget: It’s All Greek to Me
North Carolina’s legislators ignored the hard lessons forced on Greece due to fiscal irresponsibility in the 2010-11 higher education budget.
Open Checkbook for Unchecked Growth
An attempt to limit enrollment growth in North Carolina state universities was shot down by legislators at the last minute–unfortunately.
Magic Elixir for Growth or Economic Snake Oil?
Higher education might not be the cure-all for economic growth that the political and academic establishment proclaims it to be.
Leading Legislators Astray
A policy report about higher education by a leading think tank gives state legislators misleading information.