Stick It to the Taxpayer
President Obama’s plan to forgive college loan debts in exchange for “public service” needlessly foists the cost on taxpayers.
“Will Work for State Appropriations”
Governor Perdue’s budget proposal kicks off the start of the serious higher education lobbying season in North Carolina.
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.