Trying to Thwart Free Speech
Officials at two Canadian universities make free speech martyrs out of pro-life demonstrators.
Quality Guarantee or a Waste of Money?
Accreditation of colleges and universities has substantial costs but minimal benefits.
The Potemkin Enrollment Policy
Like the infamous Russian village, UNC’s newly proposed enrollment policy is all facade and no substance.
Three Cheers for Half a Book!
A “progressive” author writes on the looming transformation of higher education.
Growing Pains
The difficult economy means that the UNC system’s aggressive growth policy is likely to come to an abrupt halt.
North Carolina’s For-Profit Challenge
UNC’s role in licensing nonpublic colleges (especially for-profits) may pose a conflict of interest.
A Rule Made to Be Broken
Barely a month after the UNC system ignored its own self-imposed tuition cap, it is proposing another one.
In Defense of Pervasive Sectarianism
A recent ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals places a needless burden on the state’s religiously based private colleges.
Preparing the Scapegoats for Slaughter
The president of an online school watches the government’s unfolding campaign against schools that seek profits, and is aghast.
UNC’s Middle Class Squeeze
UNC officials and the state legislature decide to empty the pockets of students who pay their own way instead of cutting waste.