Public universities are facing a new economic reality, as states decide to reduce funding and expect a lot more fiscal accountability. Now, in response, schools are cutting costs, raising tuition, and sometimes both. Jenna Ashley Robinson, outreach coordinator for the Pope Center for Higher...
Published: Saturday, September 28th, 2013 @ 12:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last year, many North Carolina colleges and universities invited politicians to be keynote speakers during their commencement ceremonies. This year the focus was on speakers who made it big in the technology industry, plus some academics and celebrities from television news.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 4:47 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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With the national economy still locked in the doldrums, states must continue to pull back on funding public university systems. The universities, in return, have two alternatives: they can raise tuition or cut costs. Most often, they do both.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013 @ 12:18 am
By: John William Pope Center
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College graduation rates—particularly four-year rates— are low, both nationwide and in the UNC system. So many factors contribute to the low rates (students’ poor preparation, their need to earn money by working, lack of interest, schools’ failure to provide the right...
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013 @ 6:51 pm
By: Jenna Ashley Robinson
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We hope that Santa came to your house this year and gave you what you wanted. We at the Pope Center are still hoping for our wish list to be fulfilled--but we have high hopes for the New Year.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 @ 2:14 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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