A “Textbook Case” of Government Overreach
A recent law puts the federal camel’s under the textbook publishing tent.
The Iceman Cometh
One theory suggests that higher education institutions will experience the fate of industrial dinosaurs.
A Healthy University Needs Surgical Cuts
Legislative budget cuts can improve the University of North Carolina system by forcing sensible cuts to extravagant programs.
The Bologna Process: Not About Making Sausage
But will it really improve higher education in Europe?
Bread-and-Circus Politics
The UNC School of the Arts is costing taxpayers a lot of money while serving mostly special interests.
Helping Hand or Unfair Advantage?
Do universities provide a level playing field for students with learning disabilities, or permit some to game the system?
Leaping Nine Years in One Semester?
Remedial students who didn’t learn third grade grammar in twelve years aren’t likely to learn it in half a year.
The Academic-Governmental Complex
Billions of federal dollars send too many unprepared students to college and distort scientific priorities.
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?