The most important part of a college education
General education does not get the respect it deserves on U.S. campuses.
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Too General, Not Enough Education
NC State’s general education program lacks focus and expects too little of students.
General Education at NC State
In the Pope Center’s latest report, Jay Schalin, director of policy analysis, says that North Carolina State University’s general education program is “deeply flawed” because students can select from courses that are “too narrow,” “trivial,” and often “inspired by political correctness.”
Worthwhile Reform or Vain Endeavor?
The UNC system’s newly-formed General Education Council hopes its initiative will improve core curricula.
No Core Curriculum Here
A Pope Center report calls the general education courses at UNC-Chapel unstructured and unwieldy.
General Education Smorgasbord Offers Mostly Junk Food
Temple University’s new general education curriculum favors trendy boutique-style courses over intellectual cornerstones.
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk Edited by Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, 244 pages, $24.95 Books critical of higher education in America used to…
Study: UNC’s general-education core is weak
RALEIGH – General-education requirements at 11 University of North Carolina institutions are weak, according to a new study commissioned by the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. UNC students are seven times more likely to be required to take a cultural diversity course than they are to study a foreign language, unlikely to be required to study Western history or civilization or even introductory literature, and not required at all to study United States history.
Why it’s so hard to get a sound general education from UNC schools
Under today’s assumptions, it isn’t enough to teach history. History incorporates things outside the aegis. But “Third World History” and “African American History” (which address racism), “History of Women in America” (which addresses sexism), and “Lesbians in History” (which addresses homophobia) will do.