Restoring General Education
Education experts have written many excellent books and articles in recent years and made insightful presentations covering a range of important topics – admissions, curriculum, pedagogy, administration, and accreditation. The…
NC’s Direct Admissions Program Must Proceed With Caution
Last year, the UNC System rolled out NC College Connect, a direct college admissions program for North Carolinian public high school students. While the program clearly streamlines admissions by mailing…
From Courtrooms to Classrooms
For most Americans, the American Bar Association is merely a professional guild that publishes ethics opinions, hosts conferences, and occasionally weighs in on public policy. But in legal education, the…
New Book Encapsulates Higher Ed’s Problems
Suppose you have a friend who knows little about American higher education but is eager to learn about it. You might want to recommend to him a book that introduces…
Why the Worst Get on Top in Academia
In Chapter 10 (“Why the Worst Get on Top”) of The Road to Serfdom, F. A. Hayek argued that centralized political authority tends to elevate the worst people in society. Goons…
Colleges Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat it Too
George Leef recently used National Review to highlight Adam Ellwanger’s Martin Center essay on students who treat education as an afterthought. They are describing a real problem. I share their…
SCiLL’s Scholarships Are Nothing New
At colleges across the country, departments compete for students with scholarships, fellowships, and grants. This practice is so common that it rarely attracts attention. Yet, a recent Daily Tar Heel…
The AI Problem in College Admissions
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the world around us. From the workplace to the classroom, its impact is being felt across nearly every aspect of society. College admissions is no…
Education as an Afterthought
One of my most memorable experiences as a college student was an insult I received from my professor. I had missed an exam due to work, and I asked him…
Bachelor’s Degrees Aren’t Cool Anymore
In a new research brief, The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Education found that only 44 percent of American high school students expected to earn a bachelor’s…