As academia becomes increasingly political and some professors call for an activist academy, some critics have questioned the impact of “cultural studies” and critical theory on the quality of research … Continue reading “Did You Know? Grievance Studies in the UNC System”
Most students rely on loans to pay for college; colleges raise their prices, and student debt increases. Now, about 44 million students collectively owe $1.6 trillion in student debt. In … Continue reading “Did You Know? UNC System Grads Carry Less Student Debt”
The North Carolina General Assembly often takes heat from the media on the topic of funding for education. But at least some of that criticism is unfounded. The General Assembly … Continue reading “Did You know? The North Carolina Legislature Provides 41% of the UNC System’s Operational Funding”
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly reported the percentage of in-state freshmen at UNC-Chapel Hill. The correct figure is 82 percent. For a lot of students in … Continue reading “Did You Know? Most UNC System Grads Stay in North Carolina”
Expenditures for institutional support in the UNC system have increased significantly: from $2,217 per student in 2006 to $4,069 per student in 2017. Adjusted for inflation, that’s nearly 50 percent … Continue reading “Did You Know? Administrative Expenditures in the UNC System Keep Climbing”
The era of the four-year bachelor’s degree is over; today, only top students graduate within the traditional college timeline. Few North Carolina colleges can graduate the majority of their students … Continue reading “Why Do So Many North Carolina Colleges Have Such Low Graduation Rates?”
North Carolina schools have a serious literacy problem; most likely, that means it has a teacher education problem. The University of North Carolina system is exploring ways to correct the … Continue reading “Educate the Educators!”
Many colleges assign “common readings” to incoming students as an intellectual experience outside the classroom to set the bar for the academic rigor that professors expect of students. This tradition … Continue reading “Common Reading Programs: Political Fluff for Freshmen”
Public universities in North Carolina can’t fund their athletic budgets from only ticket and merchandise sales; they must use subsidies to foot the rest of the bill. Sometimes the extra … Continue reading “Did You Know? For UNC System Sports, Students Must Foot the Bill”
The latest publication from The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, “University of North Carolina System 2019 Fact Sheet,” provides information on enrollment, tuition, graduation rates, student debt, and … Continue reading “University of North Carolina System 2019 Fact Sheet”