Former N.C. Community College President Does Not Go Quietly
Claiming he was forced out, Jimmie Williamson saw the end of his tenure as "collateral damage" due to an internal power struggle. In the News & Observer.
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The House Tax Bill Is Not a Death Threat to Higher Ed
Concerns over taxing tuition waivers for graduate students are overblown; to avoid tax penalties, universities could turn the waivers into scholarships. On Forbes.
White House Panel on Higher Ed Focuses on Growing Costs
Panelists were worried about increasing debt, limited options, and the overwhelming presence of the federal government in American college life today. On the Washington Examiner.
Clemson Creates Great Books Program for Freedom
The Lyceum Scholars Program incorporates a Great Books Approach for political theory and the history of freedom. On the Foundation for Economic Education.
Faculty Need to Focus On Challenging Students
Faculty have a responsibility to give students challenging work and act as a check on their university: for the good of students and the health of the institution. On See Thru Edu.
Challenging Harvard Affirmative Action
A man named Edward Blum has a history of filing lawsuits challenging affirmative action policies. Now, he is taking on Harvard University's unfair admission policies regarding Asian-American students. In the New York Times.
Pell Grant Eligibility Restored to 300,000 Students
The Department of Education restored Pell Grant eligibility to about 300,000 students who attended "now-shuttered" colleges such as ITT Technical Institutes. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Meeting
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees met in full last Thursday. They discussed Silent Sam, professor Daniel Reichart, and the Horace Williams Airport. In the Daily Tar Heel.
UNC Accreditor Will Not Investigate Academic Standards
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges will not reopen an investigation into UNC's class quality after the athletics scandal. In the Greensboro News & Record.
The Disregard of Due Process in Higher Ed
Robby Soave interviews Emily Yoffe, whose writing in The Atlantic on Campus Sexual Assault caused a frenzied debate over the limits and violations of civil liberties. On Reason.