Economics As It Could Be Taught
A community college economics teacher throws out the standard textbooks and focuses on economic thinking instead of math.
UNC Budget Holds Its Own
The governor’s proposed biennium budget deals only a mild blow to blow the university system and slightly expands community college funding.
Seeking A New Model for Public Higher Education
Tennessee is making a serious attempt to craft an opportunity out of economic hardship.
Term Limits for Tenure
Some professors say it causes inefficiencies, inhibits innovations, and stifles the very freedom of expression it was supposed to defend.
The North Carolina “No Child Left To Determine His or Her Own Future” Act
Attempts to raise the age of compulsory school attendance will result in a loss of freedom and will prove ineffective.
Hollow at the Core
So-called improvements to N.C. State’s general education curriculum permit students to avoid an education instead of getting one.
Capped—and Gowned—CEOs
Now, what about that limit on $500,000 salaries at tax-supported institutions?
What I Learned at Duke University’s “Gaza Teach-In”
Duke’s Palestinian supporters left out a few facts during a one-sided event.
Orwellian Doublespeak Backfires at MSU
Instead of silencing conservatives, diversity advocates at Michigan State must now deal with a new group formed to protect free speech.
Global Warming Teach-In
Global warming is not a crisis, but it may be creating a crisis of intellectual integrity.