Hardly an Academic Sweatshop
A common-sense look at UNC faculty workloads indicates that professors teach less than the system claims.
Student Financial Aid Programs Work!
But do they work for students or for colleges?
The Endowment Trap
Why should a school create a fund that it never intends to spend? Schools aren’t trust companies; they are educational institutions.
Rainy Day Education Funding
North Carolina’s new legislative majority may clean up some shaky financial practices in its higher education systems.
March Money Madness: Round II
Which schools in the NCAA tournament saddle their students with the most debt?
Disrupting College? Lessons from iTunes
So far, online education has failed to transform higher education. An entrepreneur explains why.
What Is College For?
A recent speech highlighted what a college education should do and the corresponding importance of a core curriculum.
What Faculty Unions Do
Cary Nelson argues that faculty unions accomplish more than collective bargaining.
Adrift or Foundering?
Students are adrift because college was never intended for mass production of degrees.
Ten Top Books on Higher Education
Do you agree that these are the best books to understand what is going on in America’s colleges and universities?