What Should We Teach in Journalism Schools?
There’s something rotten in American journalism schools. From a tendency toward bias to outright activism, journalism in higher education is not what it should be: a place to guide young…
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Did You Know? The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Voted Against Ending Discrimination in University Admissions
Last week, the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees considered a resolution to end discrimination and special preferences in all the university’s activities. The Board ultimately rejected the resolution, but it…
UNC-Chapel Hill in a “Mental Health Crisis”
It has been two months since the start of the Fall semester at UNC-Chapel Hill. In those two months, four students have died by suicide on campus. In response to…
Don’t Cancel Rigor
The Chronicle of Higher Education has just published the latest assault on academic standards, Jordynn Jack and Viji Sathy’s “It’s Time to Cancel the Word ‘Rigor’.” Jack teaches rhetoric and…
How Open Are North Carolina Schools to Free Speech?
Free speech is under attack in the United States today. Even Big Tech is censoring content: sites like Twitter and Facebook censor speech that is deemed anti-diversity, anti-racist, or even…
Is it Time to Rethink Tenure?
In a recent article for the Martin Center, Duke professor Mike Munger asked an important question: should “a political board composed of nonacademics…be empowered to evaluate faculty proposals on hiring…
Did You Know? UNC-Chapel Hill Students Request Stricter COVID Guidelines
On September 3, the UNC-Chapel Hill student government called for a press conference with the chancellor and provost to discuss COVID guidelines and transparency, but the university leaders did not…
Did You Know? Large Enrollment Gap Between Men and Women
Women outnumber men in higher education at record levels. According to enrollment data from the National Student Clearinghouse, women comprised 59.5 percent of college students at the end of the…
Recalling the Great UNC Sports Scandal—How Much has Really Changed?
A decade ago, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was engulfed in a sports scandal that made national headlines, brought down a chancellor who seemed destined for a…
Did You Know? New UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Members
There are six new members on the Board of Trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill. The new members are: Rob Bryan III Perrin Jones Malcolm K. Turner Ramsey White Marty Kotis Vinay…