A Surprising Move, from Dartmouth to UNC
The chancellor-elect comes from an Ivy League college that has one-seventh the students and no athletic scholarships.
Seven Years ’til the Revolution?
Colleges and universities must adopt College 2020 if they want to remain in the game, says Vance Fried.
Scientists and Engineers Need Literature
Reading fiction opens the door to innovation.
Advance to GO
North Carolina community colleges are making it easier for students to skip remedial classes and start on college-level work.
Political Correctness: My Top Ten
Universities are immersed in a sea of bias. Here are some indications.
Partial Remedy
Even after a decade of decline in remedial education at UNC, problems remain.
A Speech Too Far
What are the limits for academic departments when inviting speakers to campus?
Evaluating Student-Faculty Evaluations
A new study suggests that students may evaluate their teachers based on the wrong criteria.
Why Must Professors Publish?
A professor admits that most of his academic research has been of little value.
Whither the Humanities?
A scholar with a unique perspective is worried about their future.