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 Specifically, it says that over a five-year period, tuition has skyrocketed, states have withdrawn public investment, and low-income families have been pushed out of higher education.
What’s to be done about “low-productivity” degree programs?
Five reforms the UNC board should implement this school year
Could UNC professors teach more?
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?
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.
The UNC system’s official faculty teaching loads don’t add up.
Here’s a breakdown of North Carolina governor Pat McCrory’s 2014-15 higher education budget proposal.
Vague and unenforced UNC system policies give bureaucrats and campus officials too much latitude.