…reflexive defender of the status quo—see, for example, his The Struggle to Reform Our Colleges, which I reviewed here. Bok’s latest book is Attacking the Elites: What Critics Get Wrong—and…
…a university and to its academic mission. They do so by restricting discussion and the free and open expression and exchange of ideas. Students and even, sometimes, professors need to…
…campus will inhibit the free exchange of ideas. Faculty, it is claimed, will hesitate to bring up controversial topics and students will be afraid to engage in vigorous debate, for…
…spent regularly on university activities, will reconnect administrators with the students they are supposed to serve. Taken by themselves, these reforms will not return private universities as a class to…
…of the Austin American-Statesman, the bill states that: Regents will not be able to fire a university president unless the university system’s chancellor recommends it. (Governing boards are currently free…
By Jay Schalin (Editor’s note: This article was published in the Raleigh News & Observer on April 8, 2013.) It is time to open up North Carolina’s government operations to…
…actual market, quality is best assessed by the open airing of competing products, with market participants serving as the final judges. Open debate and critique solicited from many parties act…
…convincing evidence” standard. Many university administrators have announced their intention to continue using the lower standard, which means that students across the country will continue to be penalized, suspended, or…
…open records laws that govern the universities themselves. These measures will help to curb the worst cases of waste and abuse—and perhaps help to restore public trust in higher education….
Although most universities have moved classes online since the spring, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent to ensure that the campus facilities still open are kept clean and…