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Oct 26, 2015 · Jesse Saffron

Welcome to North Carolina, Secretary Spellings

The search for the next University of North Carolina system president has finally concluded. Margaret Spellings, secretary of the U.S. Education Department during George W. Bush’s second presidential term, was unanimously elected by the system’s Board of Governors on October 23. Spellings, who will take the helm in March 2016, is a moderate Republican, but one who shows some promise of developing into a reform-minded university leader—a very welcome possibility. She opposes what she calls universities’ “send us the money and leave us alone” approach, and some of her views on higher education challenge those of the academic establishment.

Mar 13, 2015 · Dan E. Way

A university president says that America is “losing her way” in higher education

Mar 9, 2015 · Jesse Saffron

Governor McCrory’s higher education budget proposal is conservative and pragmatic

Overall, Governor McCrory’s budget proposal aims to steer North Carolina’s higher education institutions toward more solid financial ground while encouraging university officials to be better stewards of taxpayer dollars.

Mar 2, 2015 · Jay Schalin

When university boards of governance actually govern

It is heartwarming to see state officials do the jobs they were elected to do. Too often they have shied away from their obligations to ensure that the university system adheres to appropriate standards of scholarship.

Jan 30, 2015 · Jesse Saffron

State officials seek to reform UNC’s teacher preparation programs

Teacher quality was the central theme of an education summit held by the UNC system’s Board of Governors at the SAS Campus in Cary, North Carolina, on January 27.

Dec 29, 2014 · Jane S. Shaw and Jenna A. Robinson

Are UNC centers politically biased?

Imagine that a UNC Center for Western Civilization (which, of course, does not exist) were to co-sponsor a conference with the Heritage Foundation.

Nov 21, 2014 · Jenna A. Robinson

Does North Carolina sufficiently support its public universities?

A new report from the Center for American Progress alleges that the “Great Recession” that began in 2008 devastated public university investments nationwide. Specifically, it says that over a five-year period, tuition has skyrocketed, states have withdrawn public investment, and low-income families have been pushed out of higher education.

Sep 22, 2014 · Jesse Saffron