The political interests of colleges and universities are adding to a growing list of problems for the schools over the past decade, and the free market will punish them accordingly, experts say
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2017 @ 10:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Those are the words of former UNC Law School Dean Judith Wegner who spoke to a reporter from the (Raleigh) News & Observer in May about her opposition to a proposed UNC Board of Governors resolution to prohibit UNC Centers and Institutes from participating in litigation.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 @ 5:47 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Accreditation is supposed to act as a quality guarantee for colleges and universities, but it works very poorly
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 @ 5:47 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Higher education reformers have long argued that colleges' admissions selectivity reveals little about their educational quality and how well they prepare students for the workforce and civic life
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2016 @ 10:13 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Looking back at all that happened in higher education this year is enough to make your head spin. One minute, state politicians are finally making good policies; the next, university officials are caving to irrational demands
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:04 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Every year, my organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), issues its annual Spotlight on Speech Codes report in which we rate the speech codes of more than 400 of the largest and most prestigious colleges and universities in America using a red, yellow, and green light s
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:27 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governance of the University of North Carolina system is one of the most difficult-and important-tasks in the state government
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 3:35 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Listen to mainstream education advocates, and you'll come away thinking that not enough people are going to college. But if you listen to higher education reformers, particularly political conservatives, you'll hear that too many are going to college.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 9:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Listen to members of the education establishment, and you will hear that not enough people are going to college. Listen to higher education reformers, particularly political conservatives, and you will hear that too many are going to college
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2015 @ 7:06 am
By: John William Pope Center
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As 2015 approaches, we offer our hopes for higher education reform. Some changes will require action by university stakeholders, and others will require a "hands off" approach. Here's hoping that the new year brings improvement upon the status quo.
Published: Thursday, January 1st, 2015 @ 10:31 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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When it comes to higher education, most politicians are cheerleaders. They're content to speak the usual pieties about the importance of college and never do anything that could upset the status quo.
Published: Saturday, March 1st, 2014 @ 4:36 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Government should stop funding colleges and universities simply on the basis of butts in seats. Instead, it should reward high performance and the preparation of graduates for good-paying jobs.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Big things were anticipated for higher education reform in 2013 - but the sizzle turned to fizzle in many cases. Landmark court decisions got pushed off for another year, bubbles didn't quite burst, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) did not take over vast swaths of the higher education...
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 1:24 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Indeed, even in our state of North Carolina, where the first solidly Republican government in over 100 years won monumental victories, such as the end of tenure in K-12 education and major changes to the tax code, there was almost no reform for higher education.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2013 @ 6:26 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In the six years I've been at the Pope Center, I've seen a number of new higher education reform organizations emerge. I view the growing numbers of allies as a sign that higher education reform is an idea whose time has come.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 @ 4:36 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Students are defaulting on their college loans at worryingly high rates. Many observers of higher education believe that one reason for the defaults is that those most...
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2013 @ 3:14 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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If Neil Gross's analysis of the "why are professors liberal?" question is weak (as I argued here), his analysis of the "why do conservatives care?" question is appalling.
Published: Thursday, June 13th, 2013 @ 12:59 am
By: John William Pope Center
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An Old West-style conflict in Texas pits the higher education and political establishments against the reform movement.
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 @ 5:11 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The higher education reform world is starting to get crowded. It seems as if every time you blink your eyes, there's a new organization or website focusing on the reform of higher education.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 7:02 pm
By: Jay Schalin
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