The Graduation Hammer
Too much focus on degree production can distort the university’s educational mission.
Removing the Veil of Ignorance?
Oct 2, 2012 ·
George Leef
A proposed federal bill to better inform potential students could bring the college bubble closer to bursting.
Remediation: Still a Mystery
Jan 10, 2011 ·
Jenna A. Robinson
A Pope Center review of remedial education in the UNC system reveals that no one knows if it is helping the students who take it.
Affirmative Action Keeps Some Students Out
Jun 9, 2010 ·
Roger Clegg
Selective colleges and universities turn away highly qualified Asian students so they can have more “diversity.”
A Weak Defense of an Obsolete Idea
Apr 6, 2010 ·
Martin Morse Wooster
A new book defending affirmative action fails on many levels.
Helping Hand or Unfair Advantage?
Mar 30, 2010 ·
George Leef
Do universities provide a level playing field for students with learning disabilities, or permit some to game the system?
Graduation Blues
Jan 31, 2010 ·
Jay Schalin
The debate over low graduation rates is shaping up like an old Miller Lite commercial–one side shouts, “more money!” and the other shouts, “higher admissions standards!”
Equalizing Outcomes Through Program Proliferation
Jan 18, 2010 ·
Jay Schalin
The UNC system hopes to improve graduation rates by expanding expensive “handholding” programs for students who are not ready for college-level work.
Assessments in the Cross-hairs
Sep 14, 2009 ·
Jenna A. Robinson
Do the much-talked-about accountability tools really work?
Affirmative Action, the Stealth Version
Feb 8, 2009 ·
Jay Schalin
The University of California’s new admissions policies are an end-run around the state’s race-blind laws.