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How Econ Textbooks Sanitize Communism

Many textbook authors were, in a phrase, communist dupes: Non-communists who believe and spread a radically overoptimistic image of communism. From FEE.

A Cash Crisis and Collapse

Saint Joseph's will suspend operations, saying it lacks funds to continue without an overhaul. Many faculty members, students, and alumni question how things got so dire. In Inside Higher Ed.

Widow of Former UNC President Dies

Ida Howell Friday, well-known Chapel Hill resident and widow of former UNC President William Friday, died Monday at the age of 97. In the Raleigh News & Observer.

The ‘Black Hole’ of College Sports

Baylor University’s former head football coach covered up his players’ sexual violence and other troubling behaviors for years, new court documents allege. In Inside Higher Ed.

Thou Shalt Not Record

Orange Coast Community College warned students against recording in class after a professor's anti-Trump rant went viral. In PJ Media.

Dan Forest Supports Free Speech

North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest has just announced his intention to work with members of the General Assembly to pass the Restore Campus Free Speech Act. On National Review.

Should UNC’s Board Shrink?

Today, lawmakers will discuss a proposal to trim the UNC system's Board of Governors from 32 to 24 members. On WRAL.com.

More Police on Campus

Talk of adding a police substation on Shaw University's campus sparked concern among students. On WRAL.com.