Backstage at the Admissions Office
A surprisingly critical article by an “application reader” makes it into the New York Times.
Bridging the Two Cultures
Arts and humanities can learn a lot from understanding basic scientific concepts.
A Credible Critique of Teacher Education
A new study concludes that American education schools are an “industry of mediocrity.”
No Tenure? No Problem!
The long-held assumption that tenure preserves academic freedom needs to be questioned.
Academic Scandal at Winston-Salem State
Administrators at the university sacrifice academic integrity to make the school’s results look better.
Six Years on Taxpayers’ Money
A graduate student from Sweden compares U.S. and Swedish higher education.
Students and Parents: Read This Book
Former Secretary of Education Bill Bennett questions whether college is �worth it.�
A License to Innovate?
The North Carolina legislature may free charter schools from teacher certification requirements.
The War Against Truth
Inside the academy and out, subjectivity is starting to replace the objective search for truth.
The End of Summer Reading?
Disenchantment with freshman reading sets in across North Carolina.