Reform in 2015: our hopes for the new year
Reform in 2015: our hopes for the new year
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“standardized tests”
The Goucher College video app is a terrible idea
Back in the early 1990s, while I was in the middle of a long business career, I recall reading that the University of Pennsylvania had decided to add an unusual essay requirement for their undergraduate applicants. Specifically, the students were asked to submit “Page 217” of their 300-page autobiography. Remember now, these budding autobiographers were all of 17 years old.
Three UNC schools will lower their SAT admission standards next fall
Three UNC schools will lower their SAT admission standards next fall
A professor recounts how UCLA blocked his investigation of its racial preference policy
A professor recounts how UCLA blocked his investigation of its racial preference policy
Five reforms the UNC board should implement this school year
Five reforms the UNC board should implement this school year
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Embarrassing Problem
Admitting athletes who aren’t prepared for college work is a recipe for cheating.
How UNC Can Shrink Its Budget
North Carolina’s state appropriations must be cut, and here is one way.
A Punch List for UNC
The system’s new website sets the stage for transparency, but the information is missing.
Worthwhile Reform or Vain Endeavor?
The UNC system’s newly-formed General Education Council hopes its initiative will improve core curricula.
Backstage at the Admissions Office
A surprisingly critical article by an “application reader” makes it into the New York Times.