The Chairman of the Board Speaks
The winds of change have blown through the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors in recent years. In a state historically dominated by the Democratic Party, the board…
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With Colleges Shifting to Adjuncts, Teaching Quality May Suffer
The number of part-time and nontenure faculty continues to rise on campus as university officials try to cut costs. So does their dissatisfaction over wages and benefits, which is stirring…
At This New College, Yes to Latin and Hiking but No to Cellphones and Federal Aid
This spring, graduates throughout America will exit their institutions with diplomas that signify little about real learning. But Wyoming Catholic College, my institution, is immune to this disconnect. When 31…
Law Schools Guard Entry to the Profession and Should Teach Virtue
Law school faculties hold a sacred trust. We guard the outermost portals into the legal profession, a group that wields powers to shape society in profound and lasting ways. Several…
Study Only What You Want? Not If You Want to Be Successful
Recently, a general education course at UNC-Chapel Hill, “Big-Time College Sports,” was canceled. This sparked controversy after the course’s professor, Jay Smith, argued that the class, which he had taught…
Making Legal Education Great Again
Legal education has become a surprisingly regular topic of news media for several years now. Most of this commentary has focused on enrollment and matriculation problems, bar passage rates, accreditation…
A New College Makes the (ACTA) Grade
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) advises trustees and alumni about higher education issues, identifies “oases of [educational] excellence,” and examines graduation requirements at various colleges to answer…
Is the college diploma a sign of advanced skills or just a screening technique?
Is the college diploma a sign of advanced skills or just a screening technique?
Here is how academics ruined the critical thinking movement
Here is how academics ruined the critical thinking movement
Is a syllabus a rigid contract or an organic conversation?
Is a syllabus a rigid contract or an organic conversation?