Governance

University boards have the primary responsibility for ensuring fidelity to the institution’s mission, managing university finances, and setting personnel policies. The following articles expose poor governance practices and identify policies that keep boards accountable to the taxpayers, students, parents, alumni, and donors whom they serve.

The UNC Covid Lawsuit Is Valid

Oct 30, 2023 · Harrington Shaw

After the coronavirus pandemic upended the spring 2020 semester for UNC students, many expected a return to quasi-normal campus life in the fall. Students registered for courses, moved back into … Continue reading “The UNC Covid Lawsuit Is Valid”

Reform Graduate Lending

Oct 20, 2023 · Andrew Gillen

While our country’s approach to all student lending needs a radical overhaul, there is one category of lending that sticks out as especially broken: graduate-student loans. Since the turn of … Continue reading “Reform Graduate Lending”

Is a New Campus Speech Initiative For Real?

Oct 16, 2023 · John Staddon

Thirteen college presidents, including those of Duke, Cornell, and Rutgers, have signed on to the “Campus Call for Free Expression” (CCFE), a project organized by a low-profile Princeton-and-Woodrow-Wilson-related group called … Continue reading “Is a New Campus Speech Initiative For Real?”

They Have to Get Money Somehow

Oct 9, 2023 · Chris Corrigan

When students and parents plan for the cost of college, they mostly consider “tuition and fees” as a single expense for the academic part of university attendance and “living expenses” … Continue reading “They Have to Get Money Somehow”

More Free-Speech Recognition for UNC Schools

Sep 28, 2023 · Jenna A. Robinson

Last week, UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Charlotte won Heterodox Academy’s “Institutional Excellence Award” for having “done the most to advance or sustain open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement either … Continue reading “More Free-Speech Recognition for UNC Schools”

Celebrating 20 Years of Academic Renewal

Sep 21, 2023 · Jenna A. Robinson

Since 2003, the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal has been a voice for excellence in higher education. We are dedicated to promoting knowledge over credentials, restoring genuine liberal … Continue reading “Celebrating 20 Years of Academic Renewal”

Despite Naysayers, UNC-Chapel Hill Climbs the Rankings

Sep 19, 2023 · Jenna A. Robinson

Yesterday, U.S. News released its 2024 Best Colleges Rankings. UNC-Chapel Hill moved up to number four among public universities and number 22 among all universities in the U.S. (up from … Continue reading “Despite Naysayers, UNC-Chapel Hill Climbs the Rankings”

“Bias” Reporting as Social-Credit Scheme

Sep 18, 2023 · Magdalene Horzempa

Digital-reporting systems on college campuses are not a new concept. Yet they are currently being manipulated, even exploited, to fuel a campus culture in which peers and even faculty patrol … Continue reading ““Bias” Reporting as Social-Credit Scheme”

What Happens When Schools Abandon Merit?

Sep 15, 2023 · George Leef

America’s educational institutions used to adhere to objective standards of excellence. Students and faculty members had to strive and were rewarded (or not) according to their performance. What their background … Continue reading “What Happens When Schools Abandon Merit?”

Faculty Are Not Fleeing the South

Sep 14, 2023 · Joseph M. Knippenberg

Last week, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) chapters and faculty unions in four Southern states released the results of a survey purporting to reinforce the notion of a higher-ed … Continue reading “Faculty Are Not Fleeing the South”