Justice O’Connor Rethinks Her Grutter Decision
But will a future Court pay any more attention to evidence about diversity than hers did?
WASC: Accreditor Foxes Guard Collegiate Henhouse
Former University of San Francisco History Department chair charges accreditors with overlooking a breach of ethics.
Seven Years, Six Scandals
Let’s not be complacent about the state of integrity at University of North Carolina campuses.
“Higher” Education Has Been “Lowered”
A new book by an unconventional sociologist diagnoses the problem and prescribes the medicine.
Equalizing Outcomes Through Program Proliferation
The UNC system hopes to improve graduation rates by expanding expensive “handholding” programs for students who are not ready for college-level work.
Gloria Steinem Lectures at East Carolina
Steinem gets $10,000 but students only get uninformed anti-capitalist propaganda.
Inquiring Minds Ought To Know
The search for a new chancellor at N.C. State should have been conducted more openly, given the reason that the position was vacant (corruption).
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Academic administrators admit that they can't stop raising tuition, even when they know they ought to be controlling costs.
Appointing the Usual Suspects
Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s appointments to a higher education advisory board make a statement: Diversity is all that matters.
Good News/Bad News on Education Schools
Education Secretary Duncan wants to improve them, but doesn’t really understand their problems.