Could UNC professors teach more?
Could UNC professors teach more?
North Carolina’s latest higher education budget has some good features, but could be better.
Aug 8, 2014 ·
Jesse Saffron and Jenna A. Robinson
North Carolina’s latest higher education budget has some good features, but could be better.
Post-tenure review: a rubber stamp, a way to enhance accountability, or none of the above?
Aug 1, 2014 ·
Jesse Saffron
Post-tenure review: a rubber stamp, a way to enhance accountability, or none of the above?
Faculty Teaching Loads in the UNC System
This paper by Jay Schalin, the Pope Center’s director of policy analysis, explores the teaching loads of faculty in the University of North Carolina system. It finds that the university overstates the actual teaching duties of professors and recommends that the UNC Board of Governors conduct a comprehensive study of faculty workloads.
How Much Do They Really Teach?
Jun 15, 2014 ·
Jay Schalin
The UNC system’s official faculty teaching loads don’t add up.
Budget Season Is Upon Us
May 19, 2014 ·
Jesse Saffron
Here’s a breakdown of North Carolina governor Pat McCrory’s 2014-15 higher education budget proposal.
Abusing the Rules
May 9, 2014 ·
Jesse Saffron
Vague and unenforced UNC system policies give bureaucrats and campus officials too much latitude.
A Punch List for UNC
May 5, 2014 ·
Jenna A. Robinson
The system’s new website sets the stage for transparency, but the information is missing.
A Sickness in the Soul
Apr 8, 2014 ·
Jay Schalin
It is time to recognize that academia–including the University of North Carolina–has lost its moral compass.
Worthwhile Reform or Vain Endeavor?
Mar 21, 2014 ·
Jesse Saffron
The UNC system’s newly-formed General Education Council hopes its initiative will improve core curricula.