The UNC System has seen much change recently – from a new chairman to the UNC Board of Governors to a new Chancellor at their flagship campus, UNC Chapel Hill.
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 6:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina System over transparency issues hope their case will pave the way for greater openness and accountability at UNC.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 3:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A day after UNC-Chapel Hill wrapped up its meeting with the NCAA's infractions committee, North Carolina's highest court has delivered the university a victory in a separate - but related - case
Published: Sunday, August 20th, 2017 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While the athletic departments at UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University, and Appalachian State University prepare to collect extra revenue from the college football bowl games they'll play, a recent study by The Chronicle of Higher Education and the Huffington Post, "Sports At Any Cost," reveals...
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Conversations I've had with non-academics about university employment practices usually evoke surprise and skepticism.
Published: Monday, July 20th, 2015 @ 7:09 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Kenneth Wainstein’s report, “Investigation of Irregular Classes in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,” detailed a long history of academic fraud at North Carolina’s flagship public university.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 7:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement:
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:20 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Rule by individuals who exercise broad discretionary authority, rather than rule by impartially written and objectively enforced laws, can lead to poor stewardship and even malfeasance.
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 12:27 am
By: John William Pope Center
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One of the things that came out of the UNC academic scandal was athletes reading at a third grade level. Why aren't we raising a fuss about the K-12 public school system that allowed these individuals to GRADUATE while reading at a third grade level?
Published: Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 @ 11:29 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Late last year, UNC-Chapel Hill learning specialist Mary Willingham alleged that many Carolina athletes weren't academically prepared for college-level work. That research has been stopped by the administration of UNC-Chapel Hill.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 11:52 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Like many of you, I am concerned about the state of our beloved university. Among its many prominent problems are the alleged fraud by a former academic department chairman concerning "no-show" classes that gave academic credits to athletes and the report by an academic adviser, disputed by universi
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 2:09 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Major college sports like football and basketball produce revenue streams in the billions. In recent years, the NCAA, powerhouse conferences, teams, television stations, and coaches have profited at an unprecedented rate. In North Carolina, for example, the highest-paid public official is not...
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 7:07 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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In recent days, we've heard a lot of talk about reforming college athletics. By and large, there are three competing approaches. The first involves tweaking, or modestly attempting to improve upon, the existing status quo. The second is tougher: it urges a hard-line return to amateurism. The...
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 @ 7:39 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The UNC academic fraud scandal is like a pesky staph infection that just won't go away for university officials - nor should it.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 @ 4:32 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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