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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
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The continued employment of an unhinged, violent anarchist as a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says a whole lot about the university system’s standards when deciding who should influence the next generation.
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The continued employment of an unhinged, violent anarchist as a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says a whole lot about the university system’s standards when deciding who should influence the next generation.
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The University of North Carolina at Asheville recently announced with great pride its plans to divest part of its endowment from investments based on “fossil fuels” (such as natural gas, oil, and coal).
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The University of North Carolina at Asheville recently announced with great pride its plans to divest part of its endowment from investments based on “fossil fuels” (such as natural gas, oil, and coal).
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In March, Helen Pluckrose and James A. Lindsay penned “A Principled Defense of the University” for Areo.
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In March, Helen Pluckrose and James A. Lindsay penned “A Principled Defense of the University” for Areo.
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Education schools have become one of the most politicized corners of academia, and The Politicization of University Schools of Education
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Education schools have become one of the most politicized corners of academia, and The Politicization of University Schools of Education
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The most logical starting point would be education. And if there were one part of the educational system that would produce this transformation most broadly, effectively, and efficiently, it would most likely be at our schools of education that train teachers for the K-12 classroom.
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The most logical starting point would be education. And if there were one part of the educational system that would produce this transformation most broadly, effectively, and efficiently, it would most likely be at our schools of education that train teachers for the K-12 classroom.
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Attacks by academics and the media on the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors have become a major part of the state's political landscape in recent years.
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Attacks by academics and the media on the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors have become a major part of the state's political landscape in recent years.
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Carol Folt's tenure as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to an abrupt end last week, thanks to her failure to grasp political realities and her defiant support of the school's radical social justice crowd
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Carol Folt's tenure as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to an abrupt end last week, thanks to her failure to grasp political realities and her defiant support of the school's radical social justice crowd
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Explaining higher education policy is never easy (even to people who are involved in it)
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Explaining higher education policy is never easy (even to people who are involved in it)
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The proper term for the actions of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate student assistants and instructors threatening to withhold grades unless Silent Sam—a statue of a Confederate soldier who was pulled off his pedestal by a mob of activists in August—is removed from campus
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The proper term for the actions of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate student assistants and instructors threatening to withhold grades unless Silent Sam—a statue of a Confederate soldier who was pulled off his pedestal by a mob of activists in August—is removed from campus
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There's a monumental decision coming soon. Not one to decide the future of the nation, such as the midterm elections, but about an actual monument
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There's a monumental decision coming soon. Not one to decide the future of the nation, such as the midterm elections, but about an actual monument
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The sudden departure of Margaret Spellings from the presidency of the University of North Carolina system presents a unique opportunity to address academia’s most serious problem.
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The sudden departure of Margaret Spellings from the presidency of the University of North Carolina system presents a unique opportunity to address academia’s most serious problem.
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The surprise resignation of Margaret Spellings from the presidency of the University of North Carolina system presents an opportunity to improve the system’s insufficient governance policies.
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The surprise resignation of Margaret Spellings from the presidency of the University of North Carolina system presents an opportunity to improve the system’s insufficient governance policies.
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On the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill stood the noble statue of "Silent Sam," the Confederate soldier who stood vigilant watch over the campus. It stood on McCorkle place, the University's upper quad, facing Franklin Street.
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On the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill stood the noble statue of "Silent Sam," the Confederate soldier who stood vigilant watch over the campus. It stood on McCorkle place, the University's upper quad, facing Franklin Street.
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Silent Sam, the statue of a weary, stoic Confederate Army foot soldier, came crashing down Monday night, pulled down from his post at the edge of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus by a howling mob of protesters.
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Silent Sam, the statue of a weary, stoic Confederate Army foot soldier, came crashing down Monday night, pulled down from his post at the edge of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus by a howling mob of protesters.
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Reliable information is a prerequisite for good management. How can you make intelligent decisions if you are basing them on shaky information?
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Reliable information is a prerequisite for good management. How can you make intelligent decisions if you are basing them on shaky information?
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Should we allow scholars to be activists? Fabio Rojas (“Scholarship First, Activism Second”) and Jay Schalin (“Scholarship Only, Activism on Your Own Time”) have offered various degrees of attack on activist-scholars
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Should we allow scholars to be activists? Fabio Rojas (“Scholarship First, Activism Second”) and Jay Schalin (“Scholarship Only, Activism on Your Own Time”) have offered various degrees of attack on activist-scholars
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The Raleigh News & Observer recently published a contentious exchange between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s history professor Jay Smith and vice chancellor of communications Joel Curran concerning Smith’s course “Big-Time College Sports and the Rights of Athletes, 1956-Present.”
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The Raleigh News & Observer recently published a contentious exchange between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s history professor Jay Smith and vice chancellor of communications Joel Curran concerning Smith’s course “Big-Time College Sports and the Rights of Athletes, 1956-Present.”
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The college diploma has long been regarded as the ticket to the good life. And most well-paid jobs require some kind of academic credential
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The college diploma has long been regarded as the ticket to the good life. And most well-paid jobs require some kind of academic credential
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University of North Carolina system president Margaret Spellings recently outlined her plans for higher education to drive economic prosperity in the News & Observer
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University of North Carolina system president Margaret Spellings recently outlined her plans for higher education to drive economic prosperity in the News & Observer
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Wise decision making depends on knowledge of the full range of options and information, not with rhetoric designed to push a specific agenda.
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Wise decision making depends on knowledge of the full range of options and information, not with rhetoric designed to push a specific agenda.
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Today’s protest-ridden climate on college campuses might lead one to suspect that they are hotbeds of political disruption controlled by social justice
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Today’s protest-ridden climate on college campuses might lead one to suspect that they are hotbeds of political disruption controlled by social justice
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The ideological imbalance of American university faculties is not news. Whether one looks at faculty voter registrations, publications, course syllabi reading lists, or merely the steady stream of radical-left "outrages of the day," the evidence is amply sufficient
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The ideological imbalance of American university faculties is not news. Whether one looks at faculty voter registrations, publications, course syllabi reading lists, or merely the steady stream of radical-left "outrages of the day," the evidence is amply sufficient
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Legislating a problem away is an extremely tempting option, when available. Why not try to fix the most intractable problem in public higher education-its intensifying politicization-with a single stroke of a pen, if you hold the ultimate authority through legislative majorities
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Legislating a problem away is an extremely tempting option, when available. Why not try to fix the most intractable problem in public higher education-its intensifying politicization-with a single stroke of a pen, if you hold the ultimate authority through legislative majorities
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I wanted to "bury" them-in rhetorical fashion-for removing institutional neutrality out of the otherwise outstanding North Carolina Campus Free Speech Act
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I wanted to "bury" them-in rhetorical fashion-for removing institutional neutrality out of the otherwise outstanding North Carolina Campus Free Speech Act
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The passage of the North Carolina Campus Free Speech Act (HB 527) this legislative session was a great advance for the spirit of free inquiry that is, or should be, at the heart of higher education.
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The passage of the North Carolina Campus Free Speech Act (HB 527) this legislative session was a great advance for the spirit of free inquiry that is, or should be, at the heart of higher education.
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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 several branches
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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 several branches
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I pose a simple question: can free and civil discourse survive inclusion of those who would silence that discourse by any means possible-including violent intimidation
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I pose a simple question: can free and civil discourse survive inclusion of those who would silence that discourse by any means possible-including violent intimidation
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When Drexel University political science professor George Ciccariello-Maher tweeted "All I want for Christmas is white genocide" on Christmas Eve, he handed the Philadelphia school an opportunity to play an integral role in our national intellectual dialogue
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When Drexel University political science professor George Ciccariello-Maher tweeted "All I want for Christmas is white genocide" on Christmas Eve, he handed the Philadelphia school an opportunity to play an integral role in our national intellectual dialogue
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Among the duties of a university's board of trustees, there is perhaps no bigger responsibility than helping to select the leader of the campus-the chancellor/president
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Among the duties of a university's board of trustees, there is perhaps no bigger responsibility than helping to select the leader of the campus-the chancellor/president
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Recently I attended a meeting of a committee of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors that has a mission of "setting goals for economic impact." Higher education's role in the economy cannot be ignored; the extent of that role is, however, highly debatable
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Recently I attended a meeting of a committee of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors that has a mission of "setting goals for economic impact." Higher education's role in the economy cannot be ignored; the extent of that role is, however, highly debatable
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Many experts believe that the United States is facing a student loan crisis. Total student loan debt now exceeds $1.3 billion-more than total credit card debt for the country
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Many experts believe that the United States is facing a student loan crisis. Total student loan debt now exceeds $1.3 billion-more than total credit card debt for the country
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In 2010, a seemingly insignificant event in a far-off land caught my eye.
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In 2010, a seemingly insignificant event in a far-off land caught my eye.
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In 2014, North Carolina State University became the new home for PowerAmerica, a $140 million dollar project aimed at promoting research in the advanced electronics industry. Just two years later, NC State is back in the headlines, this time with a focus on energy
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In 2014, North Carolina State University became the new home for PowerAmerica, a $140 million dollar project aimed at promoting research in the advanced electronics industry. Just two years later, NC State is back in the headlines, this time with a focus on energy