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When I was in high school in the mid-1990s, we were all required to swim in gym class. This was before wokeness.
When I was in high school in the mid-1990s, we were all required to swim in gym class. This was before wokeness.
 
​Beaufort County Community College recognized its top-performing students on April 26 at the Academic Awards Ceremony.
​Beaufort County Community College recognized its top-performing students on April 26 at the Academic Awards Ceremony.
 
The past decade has ushered in dramatic growth in the number of postsecondary degree options available to US students.
The past decade has ushered in dramatic growth in the number of postsecondary degree options available to US students.
 
Challenges to Academic Freedom, a new volume edited by University of Georgia professor Joseph Hermanowicz, offers a fresh slate of perspectives on some of the issues potentially clouding academic freedom’s future.
Challenges to Academic Freedom, a new volume edited by University of Georgia professor Joseph Hermanowicz, offers a fresh slate of perspectives on some of the issues potentially clouding academic freedom’s future.
 
Academics sometimes have a bit of an unfortunate reputation of being big picture thinkers, with our heads in the clouds (or ivory tower) and disconnected from the realities of everyday life.
Academics sometimes have a bit of an unfortunate reputation of being big picture thinkers, with our heads in the clouds (or ivory tower) and disconnected from the realities of everyday life.
 
Does academic freedom protect faculty members who promote such activities as genocide, pedophilia, the murder of random innocents for political purposes, and slavery?
Does academic freedom protect faculty members who promote such activities as genocide, pedophilia, the murder of random innocents for political purposes, and slavery?
 
Students can survive by cheating unless their professors enforce academic integrity standards.
Students can survive by cheating unless their professors enforce academic integrity standards.
 
Last year, Forbes published a headline, “Americans rank a Google internship over a Harvard degree.” It seems higher education is quickly losing hold of its value proposition as the best way to prepare for a job or advance in one’s career.
Last year, Forbes published a headline, “Americans rank a Google internship over a Harvard degree.” It seems higher education is quickly losing hold of its value proposition as the best way to prepare for a job or advance in one’s career.
 
What is academic freedom, and who has it? The question is raised by the recent controversy sparked by a process that is usually boring and bureaucratic: an academic tenure case. Nikole Hannah-Jones, Hussman School of Journalism; she is an alumna, graduating with an M.A. in Journalism 20 years ago.
What is academic freedom, and who has it? The question is raised by the recent controversy sparked by a process that is usually boring and bureaucratic: an academic tenure case. Nikole Hannah-Jones, Hussman School of Journalism; she is an alumna, graduating with an M.A. in Journalism 20 years ago.
 
The following is adapted from an address given at a Martin Center luncheon on July 15, 2021.
The following is adapted from an address given at a Martin Center luncheon on July 15, 2021.
 
East Carolina pitcher Matt Bridges has been name to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 First-Team according to an announcement by the organization Thursday afternoon.
East Carolina pitcher Matt Bridges has been name to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 First-Team according to an announcement by the organization Thursday afternoon.
 
Students find support in Pirate Academic Success Center
 
Woke” academics have taken to attacking almost everything that’s traditional in our culture.
 
A few years ago, my friend Sheila recounted an incident of alleged racism she experienced at a café in California.
A few years ago, my friend Sheila recounted an incident of alleged racism she experienced at a café in California.
 
Terry Stoops writes for the Martin Center about the hubbub surrounding First Lady Jill Biden’s academic credentials.
Terry Stoops writes for the Martin Center about the hubbub surrounding First Lady Jill Biden’s academic credentials.
 
The syllabus is such a basic document that most of us tend not to think much about what goes into making one.
 
One of the most important aspects of our society is educating our children to properly function within it.
 
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.
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.
 
When planning their college years, students want reliable advisors who can help them pick the right major and classes.
When planning their college years, students want reliable advisors who can help them pick the right major and classes.
 
When planning their college years, students want reliable advisors who can help them pick the right major and classes.
When planning their college years, students want reliable advisors who can help them pick the right major and classes.
 
The following individuals were selected by committee to represent Beaufort County Community College on a state level as part of the Phi Theta Kappa All-USA Community College Academic Team.
The following individuals were selected by committee to represent Beaufort County Community College on a state level as part of the Phi Theta Kappa All-USA Community College Academic Team.
 
Nowhere is “cancel culture” more deeply entrenched than in academia; it was commonplace there long before the actual phrase was coined to describe the current social media phenomenon.
Nowhere is “cancel culture” more deeply entrenched than in academia; it was commonplace there long before the actual phrase was coined to describe the current social media phenomenon.
 
Two recent British policy briefs on academic freedom and university reforms provide some broad suggestions applicable to colleges, British or otherwise.
Two recent British policy briefs on academic freedom and university reforms provide some broad suggestions applicable to colleges, British or otherwise.
 
UNC System Senior Vice President Andrew Kelly considers the uncertain future of higher education in a new report for the American Enterprise Institute (co-authored with Rooney Columbus).
UNC System Senior Vice President Andrew Kelly considers the uncertain future of higher education in a new report for the American Enterprise Institute (co-authored with Rooney Columbus).
 
Homeschooling works. The roughly 2 million children who currently learn at home join a millennia-old practice supported by many government officials, scholars, college officials, and employers.
Homeschooling works. The roughly 2 million children who currently learn at home join a millennia-old practice supported by many government officials, scholars, college officials, and employers.
 
Community college classes are canceled or moving online through the end of the month as COVID-19 spreads in North Carolina.
Community college classes are canceled or moving online through the end of the month as COVID-19 spreads in North Carolina.
 
A formidable education story in North Carolina is that the Wake County Public School System is experiencing stagnant growth despite being one of the fastest-growing counties in the state.
A formidable education story in North Carolina is that the Wake County Public School System is experiencing stagnant growth despite being one of the fastest-growing counties in the state.
 
For most of the past century, the United States was the pre-eminent nation in science and technology.
 
On Friday, GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new academic standards for the state, shoving out the Common Core standards that had been implemented in the state in 2010, just one year after he started pushing for jettisoning those standards.
On Friday, GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new academic standards for the state, shoving out the Common Core standards that had been implemented in the state in 2010, just one year after he started pushing for jettisoning those standards.
 
In other words, most academics find themselves in relative “safe spaces” where they encounter people like themselves.
In other words, most academics find themselves in relative “safe spaces” where they encounter people like themselves.
 
The fact that conservatives are outnumbered on college campuses isn’t groundbreaking news.
 
Under the Forest administration, North Carolina’s public schools will be flexible enough to adapt to the demands of the modern economy while boosting academic performance.
Under the Forest administration, North Carolina’s public schools will be flexible enough to adapt to the demands of the modern economy while boosting academic performance.
 
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