Yesterday, I came to bury Caesar. That was a mistake, so today, I’m going to praise him. By “Caesar,” I mean the North Carolina Legislature. I wanted to “bury” them—in … Continue reading “North Carolina’s New Institutional Neutrality Policy Is a Win for Preventing Campus Bias”
If anyone needed a reminder that American colleges and universities have become expert at wasting time and money, my recent experience with mandatory “sexual assault training” might supply it. I … Continue reading “My University Wastes Time and Money on Sexual Assault Training”
Student loan debt, now totaling roughly $1.3 trillion, is the second largest source of debt in the United States. This is especially concerning given that there are presently eight million people … Continue reading “Why Colleges Should Be Allowed to Limit Students’ Federal Loans”
Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the graduating class of Notre Dame, drawing attention to the loss of free speech on American campuses. He denounced the “noxious wave that seems … Continue reading “Shouts and Protests on Campus Are Signs of a More Pernicious Problem”
Temperatures in North Carolina may not yet have reached their high point this summer, but tensions certainly are heating up now between the UNC School of Law and the North … Continue reading “Budget Cuts to Push Intellectual Diversity? There Are Better Ways”
American campuses have drifted away from academia and toward administration. The shift badly impacts the traditional mission of both college and students. Ideally, college infuses knowledge and critical thinking through … Continue reading “Administrative Bloat on Campus: Academia Shrinks, Students Suffer”
“Dems are taking forever to approve my people, including Ambassadors,” President Trump tweeted on June 5. “They are nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS! Want approvals.” Fortunately for President Trump, many appointments don’t … Continue reading “A Critical Education Department Position Has Been Filled—and Filled Well”
Universities have been assessing students by grading their work since the Middle Ages. Sometimes students complained that the professor wasn’t fair, but nobody thought the system was fundamentally flawed. Then, … Continue reading “Assessment and Power in the University”
The University of North Carolina was founded with an excellent governance structure—with one glaring flaw that allows power to be concentrated in the General Administration rather than dispersed between the … Continue reading “The UNC Board of Governors Needs Its Own Staff”
When U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave the commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) on May 10, the all-too-familiar tactics of students protesting speakers with whom they disagree sparked a … Continue reading “The Real Story Behind the Bethune-Cookman University Commencement Protest”