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The nation’s cultural elites have been gripped by an intense wave of moral panic since the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
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Over the last 30 years, federal courts have consistently ruled that restrictive speech codes and minuscule free speech zones on college campuses violate the First Amendment.
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Over the past decade, American moral culture has changed.
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Free speech in higher ed is threatened, and leaders in our academic institutions won’t save it.
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Bring back civics, urge those disaffected with the United States’ educational system.
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Few things are more discouraging than seeing one’s hard work go to waste — a set-back with which many transfer students are familiar.
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According to one recent estimate, American colleges in the last few years, in a period of extraordinary enrollment decline, have added 70 million square feet of new instruction and research facilities on their campuses.
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Some new faces might be on the UNC Board of Governors this year, as 12 members’ four-year terms are set to expire.
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Colleges have been trying to stop COVID-19 from spreading on campus, and after a year of experimentation, failure, and success, officials may have found their way.
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Suppose you’re a donor interested in steering a college in a more sensible direction with your grants.
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During the last year, many universities throughout North America have declared “anti-racism” to be their official policy.
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The members of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors are charged with a solemn duty: to oversee and guide the state’s public university system.
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It only took a global pandemic to force public and private universities to cut their spending.
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The College Board is a not-for-profit company that has a great deal of influence over American education.
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All students enrolled in UNC system institutions are required to have health insurance coverage.
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Let’s Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education is indeed a reasonable book.
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The college admissions essay can be a stressful part of the application process for students.
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Even though experts believe college is still worth the cost, employers question the value to their businesses.
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The mental stress for college students sparked by COVID-19 is showing up in campus mental health centers.
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The syllabus is such a basic document that most of us tend not to think much about what goes into making one.
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In tracing COVID-19 outbreaks at colleges, the blame has been placed on Greek life, the fraternities and sororities that drive social life on many campuses.
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One of the most important aspects of our society is educating our children to properly function within it.
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A short-lived report quickly torched by the new Biden administration provides a pathway for those who seek to return to a classical structure of higher education.
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Back in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, church officials felt it necessary to scrutinize every book or pamphlet for the slightest hint of heresy.
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Now that President Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president, he wants to hit the ground running and attend to urgent priorities.
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The fall 2020 semester did not go as planned for most students and many felt that their universities failed them.
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Most college professors applaud what American higher education does and want to see it expand to include even more students.
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In her fine opinion piece for the Martin Center, Megan Zogby bemoans the “Quixotic” requirement that North Carolina college and university students take between two and four courses in a language such as Spanish, French, or German.
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It can be disheartening to witness how college culture has become inhospitable to viewpoints that fall outside of the ideological mainstream.
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Alan Jacobs’ new book, Breaking Bread with the Dead: A Reader’s Guide to a More Tranquil Mind, is a coaxing argument to read “old books that come from strange times.”
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The fight to protect student-athletes’ rights has been a long uphill battle.
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Radicals on campus do more than just “cancel” speakers. Failure by administrators to stand firm alters the atmosphere at colleges as well as, eventually, our system of government.
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The previous essay dealt with the moral decline of the student body in higher education — one of the motives behind my recent retirement after three decades of teaching college English.
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Students listened to public health advice for 2020: stay at home.
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