UNC Wears Its History Well
It is today widely acknowledged that face-reading—the belief that you can work out the character of a person from the look of their face—is impossible. But what about institutions? Can…
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UNC Shuts the Door on Shanghai (For the Right Reasons)
For years, Fudan University offered UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduates a taste of Shanghai academic life. Now, that door is closed. The reason isn’t budget cuts or falling enrollment—it’s national security. And…
UNC Wins. The “Elite” Universities Whine.
The Department of War (DoW) has announced that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be among 19 new hosts of the Senior Service College Fellowship. The ten-month…
The University Against Its Own Curriculum
In future histories of higher education, the current moment may be called the “Great Confusion.” At present, no one really knows why universities exist. Various ideas about the university’s purpose…
UNC Gets Its Own Story Wrong
It is jarring for a litigant to parrot the false claims of its courtroom opponent. But that’s what The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has done in defending…
A Congresswoman Looks at the Disaster of Higher Education
Following the Hamas assault on Israel in October 2023, many American campuses erupted in turmoil—not due to the brutality of the attack, but in support of the Palestinian cause. In…
The Next UNC? Bucknell’s Late Arrival to the Civil Discourse Trend.
Higher education is trying to remedy political polarization using campus democracy and dialogue initiatives. When Bucknell University announced its new Initiative for Dialogue & Democracy, administrators pitched the effort as…
SCiLL’s Scholarships Are Nothing New
At colleges across the country, departments compete for students with scholarships, fellowships, and grants. This practice is so common that it rarely attracts attention. Yet, a recent Daily Tar Heel…
Funding Should Follow Students
Two years ago, UNC-Chapel Hill introduced a new resource allocation model that ties funding more closely with student demand. This approach makes sense, aligning incentives across academic units and rewarding…
Archivists and Justice: A Call to Reform
Fans of the classic, North Carolina-set sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show, immediately recognize the exclamation “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” The character Gomer Pyle frequently and humorously utters this expression. Many may…