Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon documents a disturbing trend in one of the world’s oldest academic fields.
Published: Friday, July 2nd, 2021 @ 7:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recent studies reveal a disturbing trend in higher education: colleges, both private and public, are increasingly devoting a significant amount of time and money to public relations.
Published: Monday, August 8th, 2016 @ 4:38 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Making higher education more affordable while enhancing accountability to North Carolina taxpayers highlighted remarks UNC President-Elect Margaret Spellings gave to the university’s Board of Governors at a Feb. 12 retreat
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2016 @ 3:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The increased use of non-tenure track faculty by universities has drawn condemnation from many entrenched in the seniority system, but critics may be ignoring the more complex realities and distinctive needs of 21st Century higher education.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 @ 10:24 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Altha Cravey, a geography professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, issues a series of demands at Friday's meeting of the UNC Board of Governors before being removed by security.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 3:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Even before she assumes control of the University of North Carolina system, former Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has become a lightening rod for attacks by faculty, students, and activists on the left
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:40 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Many in academia bemoan the increasing and overwhelming focus on graduates’ job prospects.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 9:44 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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More than 100 students, faculty, administrators, and political activists packed a lecture hall at UNC-Chapel Hill last Thursday to hear controversial indigenous studies professor Steven Salaita speak about academic freedom and censorship.
Published: Friday, February 13th, 2015 @ 6:15 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Filmmaker Andrew Rossi is fascinated by creative destruction—a concept that sheds light on how new and innovative technology can disrupt and even topple an entire industry (e.g., Ford's Model T vs. horse-and-buggy manufacturers).
Published: Thursday, September 11th, 2014 @ 7:57 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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