Increases for UNC Leaders
Several chancellors in the UNC System will receive between a 1 and 14 percent salary increase from the UNC Board of Governors. On WCHL.
Headlines
Chic Facility Costs Students
UNC-Greensboro has opened an expansive new student recreation center which will cost full-time students an additional $630 per year to operate. In the News and Record.
Bad News for ITT
The for-profit chain ITT Technical Institutes has projected a 45-60 percent decline in enrollment from a year ago. On Inside Higher Ed.
A False Promise
"The ongoing call for a conversation about race is more about the need for conversion of thought, rather than a true exchange of ideas," writes Jeremy Willinger. On Heterodox Academy.
The Continuing Myth
"Free tuition sounds great as a campaign promise. But...there are plenty of unintended consequences to consider when it comes down to actually putting it into practice," writes Jeffrey Selingo. In the Washington Post.
Governor Morehead Forum
Six presidents of private North Carolina colleges and universities will speak at a joint even in September addressing higher education issues. In the News & Record.
Ramsey Resignation
University of Louisville President James Ramsey officially resigned after negotiating a $690,000 severance. On Inside Higher Ed.
Striking a Deal
The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $165,000 to settle a lawsuit over a graduate student's dismissal from an engineering program in 2011. On Click On Detroit.
Dumbing It Down
"Policies to increase our 'educational attainment' just mean that it takes longer for students to learn what they need to," writes George Leef. On Phi Beta Cons.
Common Core or 1984?
"Rigorously molding high school students into aggrieved leftist cultural critics is not the job of public education, nor does the practice bode well for the public’s perception of teachers," writes Jordan Hill. On Hertodox Academy.