6 politically diverse social psychologists agree: the field needs more diversity
One of the most honest and revealing academic articles in a long time will soon be published in the premier journal in social psychology.
Renewal in the University
A major change is occurring on university campuses: the creation of privately funded centers and institutes that preserve the traditional knowledge and perspectives that were once at the heart of the university. This paper by Jay Schalin discusses the surge of such programs across the country.
Yes, students can get a good education at a big football school
Veteran Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews writes mostly about K-12 education, but he is also interested in the results for students after they’ve graduated and enrolled in college. He’s also a self-professed college football freak, looking forward to the first-ever playoff series for the national title.
The questionable policy of “border tuition”
The Questionable Policy of “Border Tuition”
Reform in 2015: our hopes for the new year
Reform in 2015: our hopes for the new year
Are UNC centers politically biased?
Imagine that a UNC Center for Western Civilization (which, of course, does not exist) were to co-sponsor a conference with the Heritage Foundation.
Farewell, academia. I hardly knew thee
I have made the decision to never again seek employment at a college or university. I will never send another C.V. to an institute of higher education. I am finished wasting my time.
Who’s naughty? Who’s nice? We help Santa scrutinize higher education
This year has been an eventful one for higher education in general and for North Carolina specifically. As Santa checks his list, the Pope Center has a few suggestions as to who’s been naughty and nice this year.
We can thank the Supreme Court for credential inflation
Perhaps you have noticed that many jobs requiring only basic skills and a cooperative attitude are now walled off to Americans who don’t possess a college degree.
The mania for college credentials hampers upward mobility for individuals without a college degree. They are confined to the shrinking and mostly low-pay segment of the labor market where educational credentials still don’t matter. (As I argued here, that explains much of the earnings gap between workers with and without college degrees.)
Moral bankruptcy is undermining higher education
Moral bankruptcy is undermining higher education