How Affirmative Action Could Die at UNC
Still waiting for a decision in Fisher v. University of Texas, Ed Blum hunts for more plaintiffs.
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.”
Abusing the Rules
May 9, 2014 ·
Jesse Saffron
Vague and unenforced UNC system policies give bureaucrats and campus officials too much latitude.
A Punch List for UNC
May 5, 2014 ·
Jenna A. Robinson
The system’s new website sets the stage for transparency, but the information is missing.
In One State, Kinder and Gentler Commencements
May 1, 2014 ·
Clark Conner
North Carolina avoids controversy and emphasizes the positive.
Bachelor’s Degrees at Community Colleges?
Apr 27, 2014 ·
Harry Painter
In an unexpected move, four college presidents present the idea to the North Carolina legislature.
A College Copes with Change
Apr 20, 2014 ·
Harry Painter
A former women’s college in Raleigh, North Carolina, reinvents itself, but the process is far from smooth.
A Sickness in the Soul
Apr 8, 2014 ·
Jay Schalin
It is time to recognize that academia–including the University of North Carolina–has lost its moral compass.
Title IX Compliance and Then Some
Apr 4, 2014 ·
Harry Painter
One year after a complaint to the federal government, UNC-Chapel Hill is spending big to prevent the next one.
Debating HBCUs
Apr 2, 2014 ·
Jesse Saffron
An event at NC Central posed tough questions about the viability of historically black universities.