Subdued Beginnings
The times are somber and the commencement speakers are serious.
The Winners Are…Democrats!
The Pope Center’s College Finder project reveals that the faculty at North Carolina colleges are mostly Democrats.
Veiled Intentions
The man behind the controversial “Ground Zero Mega-Mosque” spoke at UNC-Chapel Hill, leaving behind more questions than answers.
Ten Top Books on Higher Education
Do you agree that these are the best books to understand what is going on in America’s colleges and universities?
Starving the Academic Beast
Huge state deficits and a changing of the political guard mean that public university systems must downsize. The Pope Center provides some criteria for deciding what to cut.
Evangelists for Diversity
Offices of diversity are one thing the UNC system can do without.
When Racial Preferences Fell at UC
A one-sided book treats California’s experience after Prop. 209 as a disaster, while citing figures that show it was not.
Just Another Radical Obama Appointee
Duke professor Cathy Davidson, nominated for the National Council on the Humanities, is another in a long line of highly questionable Obama appointees.
Ten Busy Years, Ten Key Events
Higher education has been in a state of turmoil over the past decade, and here are ten of the reasons.
Build Your Own College
A world of opportunity exists for entrepreneurs who understand that a college does not have to be expensive.