College Sports: Foul Ball or Fair Play?
Discussion at a Pope Center conference focused on the potential for reforming college athletics.
UNC-Charlotte Football: Yes or No?
Will UNC-Charlotte’s recent decision to add a football team give a boost to the school’s reputation or prove to be a boondoggle?
All the Substance of Cotton Candy
The case for football at Charlotte lacks weight and nutritional value.
It’s All about Reputation
There is something to be said for Chancellor Dubois’ capitulation to the boosters.
College Is Not a Spectator Sport–Participate!
A Chapel Hill senior says to get involved in and outside the classroom to get the most out of the college experience.
Chancellor Search Should Be Transparent
North Carolina state universities have the most secretive hiring practices for top university officials in the nation.
Tackling the Football Question at UNCC
Should UNC-Charlotte students pay exorbitant fees to fund a football team?
Legacy Admissions – Affirmative Action for the Rich?
Should Junior Get In Just Because Daddy’s a Graduate?
A Call to Arms against College Sports
The president of Belmont Abbey College outside Charlotte starts a movement to bring sportsmanship back to competitive athletics.
One-Stop College Shopping (Sort of)
It is about to become easier for parents and potential students to compare 540 or so private colleges around the country — fifteen of them in North Carolina. On September 26, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) will launch a colorful, breezy, and information-packed web site about these schools called the U-Can Consumer Information Initiative.
This is the first step in a growing effort by colleges and universities to become more accountable to students and the public. As college tuition mounts, many Americans are forced to reconsider whether a college degree is worth its price, and whether intercollegiate athletics and campus parties are overwhelming the educational aspects of the college experience.
The concern came to a head a year ago with a report by the Commission on the Future of Higher Education, a national committee appointed by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. It called for more transparency, perhaps in the form of a national database with easily compared information.