What America Can Learn From North Carolina About Free Speech
What makes America the best country in the world? Freedom. And when it comes to free speech, North Carolina may be one of the best states in the country. In…
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Rara Avis: Professor Finds Harvard’s Faults
Harvey Mansfield is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University. Still teaching at the age of 94, he has just published a collection of essays, Where…
When Satire Becomes Scandal
April Fool’s Day is a “holiday” that celebrates jokes and produces some clever headlines, and then everyone moves on with their lives. At UNC, however, it apparently also means administrative…
North Carolina Is a Model for Higher-Education Reform
In the realm of state higher-education reform, Texas and Florida are often in the spotlight. But North Carolina’s slow, thoughtful reforms have led to important and lasting changes for Tar…
What Speech Rights Do Public-University Professors Have?
When professors in public universities teach their classes, are they engaged in government speech pursuant to their job duties, with First Amendment rights equal only to those of other government…
The Complex World of Student Journalism
Unique among the wide variety of American media formats and platforms is the student-run college newspaper. Often hovering somewhere between professional publication and glorified newsletter, student newspapers must constantly navigate…
How Shall Academic Freedom Be Defined?
Martin Center: You have noted that the current UNC System policy manual affirms that academic freedom is essential but does not offer a precise definition. And obviously this has been…
Woke Witch Hunts Are Losing in Court
So strong is the gravitational pull of “wokeness” that it has caused many college and university leaders to approve of appalling treatment of faculty members who dared to question the…
The Growing Problem of Authoritarians in the Academy
Most Americans firmly believe that educational institutions should be places where all ideas can be discussed and no one need fear reprisal for saying the wrong thing or pursuing the…
At Wyoming, We’re Not Just Holding the Reins for Show
Dear Editor, Jovan Tripkovic is talking out of his hat when he admonishes the University of Wyoming for making only superficial changes to DEI and argues that we should be…