Protecting Student-Athletes in the UNC System
In college athletics, student-athletes have few protections against coaching demands that may put their health at risk. As the parent of a college athlete who was left with a chronic…
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Radically Transforming the Nation: Our Politicized Schools of Education
If somebody wanted to fundamentally transform a society to its roots, where would he or she start? The most logical starting point would be education. And if there were one…
Don’t Hire the Illusion: Screening Candidates for UNC Chancellor
When hiring new workers, one of the overriding concerns for a company is ensuring that they hire the right people with the right qualifications. It’s the same for higher education.…
Arts Everywhere: Distracting from a UNC Scandal
Although the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s former chancellor, Carol Folt, will mostly be remembered for the numerous scandals and years-long protests on campus during her tenure, she…
The Costs and Benefits of College for an Entrepreneur
Launching a business is always a risk. And for young entrepreneurs, their path to success isn’t clear. But the long-debated question of whether an individual should jump right into running…
The Board Ain’t Broke, So It Don’t Need “Fixin’”
Attacks by academics and the media on the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors have become a major part of the state’s political landscape in recent years, and…
Colleges Should Stop Forcing Students to Live On-Campus
A long-time practice for many private universities has been to require most freshmen and sophomores to live in campus residence halls. State-supported public universities, too, have copied their private counterparts…
UNC’s Leadership Crisis Exposes Academia’s Feckless Mindset
Carol Folt’s tenure as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to an abrupt end last week, thanks to her failure to grasp political realities and…
Looking at Higher Ed Through Rose-Colored Glasses
It can be tempting for college leaders to focus solely on data that support their policy initiatives—to the exclusion of other relevant information. Unfortunately, intentionally or not, University of North…
Why Does North Carolina Keep Bailing Out ECU’s Medical School?
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has been bailed out by the state to stay afloat, but it’s hard to say how, exactly, North Carolina has benefited…