The Brave New World of Medical School Admissions
Medical schools are addressing the looming shortage of primary care doctors by shifting admissions standards in favor of “social accountability.”
Preparing the Scapegoats for Slaughter
The president of an online school watches the government’s unfolding campaign against schools that seek profits, and is aghast.
Students Who Don’t Study
Evidence shows that college students put in less and less time on coursework but receive higher grades.
John Galt to the Rescue
Atlas has ceased to “shrug,” and is now forcing his way back into the public discourse, and campus liberals are not pleased.
Free Speech’s Death by a Thousand Cuts
The denial of controversial UNC-Wilmington professor Michael Adams’ promotion has worrisome implications.
Can’t Start a Fire without a Spark
College students are not as well prepared as in the past, so they must be dealt with differently.
Adam Smith’s Message to Faculty
The growing trend of using full-time non-tenure-track faculty as teaching specialists is a potential boon to research universities.
The Great Brain Race
Higher education is fast becoming more globalized, but will it reshape the world?
UNC’s 2010 Budget: It’s All Greek to Me
North Carolina’s legislators ignored the hard lessons forced on Greece due to fiscal irresponsibility in the 2010-11 higher education budget.
Student Evaluations Promote Mediocrity
Today’s evaluation of professors according to their popularity with students pales in contrast to the in-depth professional evaluation of teaching of the past.