Evelyn Marie Jackson Morris, age 88, a resident of Durham, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.
Published: Monday, December 13th, 2021 @ 9:05 am
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Mrs. Minerva M. Beasley, age 84, a resident of Washington, NC, died peacefully surrounded by family, Friday May 22, 2020 at her home.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2020 @ 3:08 pm
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Mr. Scott Levern Beasley, age 89, a resident of Washington, died Monday, December 16, 2019 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 11:31 am
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For as long as I've been working in the higher education policy world, people have been talking about the prospects for a breakout for distance learning (i.e., online courses) and how that would transform higher education.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 10:36 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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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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Shortly before he died this year at the age of 102, Ronald Coase and a colleague, Ning Wang, published a book about capitalism in China. There may be lessons in it for higher education in both the United States and China.
Published: Friday, October 11th, 2013 @ 8:42 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Skyrocketing tuitions. Degree inflation. Politicized curriculums. Lowered job expectations upon graduation. Higher education in America is tangled with problems to such a degree that many have started to ask the question: is getting a traditional college education still worth it? So far, most...
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2013 @ 1:45 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Internet commerce is the ultimate creative destroyer: the Web's immediacy, flexibility, and ability to eliminate the fixed costs of "brick-and-mortar" outlets has humbled a multitude of traditional commercial enterprises. It draws modern entrepreneurs the way new finds of gold drew adventurers in...
Published: Friday, September 13th, 2013 @ 5:35 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Recently, I reviewed "The Beaver," which was a purely dark comedy regarding the debilitating effects of chronic depression, resulting in severe schizophrenia. "It's Kind of a Funny of Story," which dealt with institutionalized mental health patients, was much lighter fare.
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2011 @ 10:16 am
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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Mr. Lonsdale “Dale” Clifford Mitchell, age 62, a resident of 204 Appomattox Lane, Chocowinity, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2011 @ 9:29 am
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Mr. Heber Thurston Whitley II, 90, formerly of Burlington, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Mayview Nursing Home in Raleigh.
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2011 @ 1:32 pm
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