On the surface, Pokémon Go players appear to be zombified millennials walking aimlessly, eyes fixed on their cellphones. But in reality they are engaging with a new community of young … Continue reading “Pokémon Go Is Booming on Campus, and That’s a Good Thing”
Last semester at my school, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students protested the privatization of the campus bookstore through rallies and social media uproar. Such backlash seemed … Continue reading “Fears Surrounding the Privatization of Campus Services Are Unfounded”
This issue of Governance looks at policy changes around the country, from “free” college to campus carry. We also examine higher education legislation that was recently introduced in Congress.
We’ve dedicated this issue of Governance to looking at ways to decrease the costs of higher education for students, parents, and taxpayers in North Carolina.
Looking back at all that happened in higher education this year is enough to make your head spin. One minute, state politicians are finally making good policies; the next, university officials are caving to irrational demands. At the other end of the spectrum, politicians are promoting policies of monumental stupidity, while the courts are making surprisingly good decisions (but not always). A majority of students favor putting extreme limits for political correctness on free speech, while an opposition is coalescing around protecting the First Amendment and due legal processes. And on and on it goes. To try to capture the spirit of 2015, the Pope Center staff identified ten of the year’s major trends and events.
This report shows, through graphs and tables, the University of North Carolina’s enrollment growth, tuition history, admissions data, and graduation rates. It provides details about student aid, student debt, the ratio of faculty to students, and the ratio of administrators to faculty. It includes information about faculty salaries, state appropriations, and state subsidy of instruction costs.
Every once in a while, we all read something that really excites us or makes a deep impression on us. Sometimes it’s a timeless classic, sometimes it’s entirely new. We thought we’d share a few such influential works with our readers. Enjoy.
This issue of Governance is dedicated to First Amendment rights on North Carolina’s campuses. We provide free speech ratings for each UNC system institution and explore the creation of the … Continue reading “Governance Newsletter – Fall 2015”
We provide criteria for resizing the UNC system, review the results of a Civitas Institute poll, challenge faculty to teach more, and explain why the North Carolina General Assembly should … Continue reading “Governance Newsletter – July 2015”
Tomorrow is the day we celebrate our nation’s founding—and the first time that a nation was deliberately founded on reason and the rule of law instead of on accidents of history. The central question of this article is “how are the founding and related topics treated in today’s academia?” It is a matter of crucial importance, since academia’s treatment of the nation’s history and fundamental ideals influences the future.