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With the Supreme Court poised to rule on affirmative-action in admissions, the time to spread the word is now.
With the Supreme Court poised to rule on affirmative-action in admissions, the time to spread the word is now.
 
Administered properly, overseas-study programs can be a boon for UNC-System schools.
Administered properly, overseas-study programs can be a boon for UNC-System schools.
 
New partnerships with online gambling operations have universities playing the role of bookie.
New partnerships with online gambling operations have universities playing the role of bookie.
 
Self-inflicted wounds, not changing demographics, are undermining the higher-ed sector.
Self-inflicted wounds, not changing demographics, are undermining the higher-ed sector.
 
Must colleges prepare their students “emotionally” to join the workforce?
Must colleges prepare their students “emotionally” to join the workforce?
 
Efforts to make the campus more welcoming have alienated students.
 
A push to jettison Praxis core exams in North Carolina is based on flawed premises.
 
Having escaped campuses, DEI initiatives are pursuing lawyers on their own turf.
 
And other lessons from the world of scholarly "studies."
 
If placing teachers in high-need schools is the measure of success, the answer may be “no.”
If placing teachers in high-need schools is the measure of success, the answer may be “no.”
 
Notes on Rousseau, brain chemistry, and the ubiquity of bad academic “data.”
Notes on Rousseau, brain chemistry, and the ubiquity of bad academic “data.”
 
For nearly all undergraduate programs, it does more harm than good.
 
By enlisting the UNC-System’s accreditor in its power grab, the new governance commission threatens legitimate board oversight.
By enlisting the UNC-System’s accreditor in its power grab, the new governance commission threatens legitimate board oversight.
 
Let’s remind colleges what they’re supposed to care about.
 
If university officials can dodge records requests, public oversight is no longer possible.
If university officials can dodge records requests, public oversight is no longer possible.
 
State laws that ignore Trump-era reforms should be amended posthaste.
 
Color Us United asks North Carolinians to join in opposing the politicization of medical training.
Color Us United asks North Carolinians to join in opposing the politicization of medical training.
 
From Institutional Review Boards to NIH directives, the problem is only getting worse.
 
Two new developments in the UNC-System warrant celebration and praise.
 
If an academic field gets politicized, consider looking to its professional overseers.
If an academic field gets politicized, consider looking to its professional overseers.
 
The cost of higher education is a problem for everyone, not just minority students.
 
Universities must abandon both social engineering and the “customer-service” model.
 
If professors respond correctly, ChatGPT can be a friend, not a foe.
 
Some of the System’s tactics are good. Others, not so much.
 
As programs withdraw from established ranking systems, it’s worth considering what might replace them.
As programs withdraw from established ranking systems, it’s worth considering what might replace them.
 
At the Department of Education, a naked assault on civil rights.
 
Poorly disguised as anti-Zionism, hatred of Jews has new strength on America’s campuses.
 
With grade-inflation running rampant, standardized tests remain a crucial admissions criterion.
 
A new survey suggests that more high-school graduates may choose them in the near future.
A new survey suggests that more high-school graduates may choose them in the near future.
 
The case for truly equal opportunity in higher education.
 
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