Last May, Inside Higher Ed reported that Appalachian State University was building a summer ’22 “working group” to address how the institution solicits and evaluates “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) … Continue reading “App State’s Magical Vanishing DEI Committee”
The University of North Carolina System 2022 Fact Sheet provides information on enrollment, tuition, graduation rates, student debt, and more for schools in the UNC system in an “at-a-glance”-style brochure. … Continue reading “University of North Carolina System 2022 Fact Sheet”
The UNC system needs to improve its transparency—an argument that the Martin Center has been making for about as long as it has been in existence. More specifically, the UNC … Continue reading “The UNC System Can—and Should—Be More Open with the Public”
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles. Part I can be found here and Part II is here. As was shown in the first article in this … Continue reading “UNC System Adopting Political Litmus Tests for Employment and Attendance”
When students pay tuition, they also pay a mix of mandatory and optional fees. One constant headache for students has been paying for a parking permit to leave their car … Continue reading “The High Cost of Campus Parking”
The fall 2020 semester did not go as planned for most students and many felt that their universities failed them. The spring 2021 semester isn’t looking too promising for them, … Continue reading “Did You Know? UNC Schools Delay In-person Classes”
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 … Continue reading “Did You Know? COVID-19 Cleaning Means Millions in Extra Spending for NC State, App State”
Higher ed leaders love committees and training sessions. The technocratic mind that rules campus sees a problem and usually decides that the solution is more resources and education. Once the … Continue reading “Why Do UNC Schools Spend Money on Diversity Training That Doesn’t Work?”
Though college leaders had the summer to plan for students to return to campus, the fall 2020 semester has arrived as a bust. After just two weeks, four University of … Continue reading “In Reopening, UNC Leaders Failed Their Students”
Timely graduation rates reveal a lot about how well colleges are fulfilling their academic mission. If, for example, the majority of students don’t graduate in the traditional four-year period—or even … Continue reading “Did You Know? UNC Graduation Rates Have Increased, Many Still Very Low”