Other People’s Money
Government officials try to get creative with UNC tuition hikes instead of using proper fiscal restraint.
Experiment in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts College of Art and Design has a lot of autonomy—but can it make the grade?
Airy Rhetoric Versus Gritty Reality
In the PBS debate on the economic benefits of more college graduates, the facts spoke for themselves.
Don’t Know Much about History
The recent effort to wipe out American history before 1877 in North Carolina classrooms is a natural result of the teaching in education schools.
Do We Need More College Grads, or Better Ones?
A survey of employer opinions sheds some light—but not very much.
What’s the Latest Academic Fad?
A major university association proposes a globalization agenda long on costs but short on justification.
Free Speech-less
A new Pope Center report reveals that the majority of colleges in North Carolina inhibit free speech.
Math Non-Majors, Arise!
Demand courses that explore the ideas inherent in mathematics, not just the skills of computation.
Forget U.
Tradition depends on memory, but modern culture depends on forgetting.
Why Are Conservatives Rare on College Faculties?
Seven professors (Munger, Bean, Folsom, Bauerlein, Grabar, Anderson, Bertonneau) comment on a controversial theory.