Imagine you've been given the task to argue that an industry needs government support to survive. How do you think you'd make that case?
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since 2005, North Carolina has provided over $404 million in subsidies (tax credits and grant payments) to film production companies.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 6:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dr. Robert Eugene Sandy at 90 years old passed away peacefully in his home on February 20, 2018
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 2:38 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Thomas Gillan Miller died February 17, 2018 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC
Published: Tuesday, February 20th, 2018 @ 11:06 am
By: Announcements
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College officials should be praised when they curtail wasteful spending, but when they cut the budget by eliminating core educational programs, they deserve public scorn
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2016 @ 11:31 am
By: John William Pope Center
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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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On Monday, July 18 the East Carolina University Police Department said farewell to Chief Gerald Lewis during a reception in his honor
Published: Thursday, July 28th, 2016 @ 1:04 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Public and private universities in the United States are regulated to the nth degree
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2016 @ 2:23 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Last week, a new finding about ideological imbalance made headlines all over the country. According to Matt Woessner, an associate professor of political science and public policy at Penn State Harrisburg, liberal professors now outnumber their conservative counterparts by a ratio of roughly 5 to 1.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 1:34 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Approximately 375 undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars are expected to present their research and creative work this week to fellow students, colleagues, faculty and the community at East Carolina University's Mendenhall Student Center.
Published: Friday, March 27th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, last week accused committee Democrats of an "attempt to silence" the John Locke Foundation - and 106 other organizations that have expressed skepticism over apocalyptic claims of the role of human...
Published: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 @ 12:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This year has been an eventful one for higher education in general and for North Carolina specifically. As Santa checks his list, the Pope Center has a few suggestions as to who's been naughty and nice this year.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 6:14 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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What are the limits of the partnerships that a public institution of higher education may form? A growing number of critics, including university officials and faculty, argue that accepting funding and academic influence from the communist Chinese government crosses a line.
Published: Friday, December 26th, 2014 @ 11:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What are the limits of the partnerships that a public institution of higher education may form? A growing number of critics, including university officials and faculty, argue that accepting funding and academic influence from the communist Chinese government crosses a line.
Published: Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 @ 8:00 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The number of outlandish classes offered by colleges and universities has surged in recent years. Faculty use their control of curricula to create whimsical and provocatively titled courses - courses designed to attract more students to cash-hungry departments, satisfy the narrow academic...
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 11:51 am
By: John William Pope Center
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East Carolina University will host the first track event held at the new Olympic Sports Complex this weekend when athletes from ECU and three visiting schools gather to compete in the Bill Carson Invitational.
Published: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 @ 7:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The East Carolinian (TEC), a student newspaper with a long and storied history, debuted a comprehensive training program for first-time reporters last semester.
Published: Thursday, January 30th, 2014 @ 2:31 pm
By: ECU News Services
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"Universities for a very long time have been based on trust." So said the provost of the University of North Carolina, commenting on a report that a course taken mostly by intercollegiate athletes had never actually met. Dozens of other courses may have been similarly fraudulent, and a criminal...
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 9:46 am
By: John William Pope Center
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I am honored to be here today. Alas, my message is not altogether pleasant. Indeed, it may be the intellectual equivalent of having a hemorrhoid operation performed by an unlicensed French physician just returned from a wine-laden lunch.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 9:47 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Julie Torbett isn't the tallest person on the volleyball court during a practice in Williams Arena, but there's no doubt that the first year-coach, who stands 5'4," is in charge.
Published: Sunday, August 25th, 2013 @ 5:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine is one of 11 schools in the nation selected for a $1 million grant from the American Medical Association to change the way it educates students while keeping its focus on rural and underserved populations.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2013 @ 11:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Every year, we pay homage to those that make a marked difference, who pass on from this temporal plane.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 3:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Would enrolling more out-of-state students help finance our state's university system, raise its national reputation, and spur the economy? Or would it be a slap in the face to state...
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 12:17 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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UNC Healthcare CEO Dr. Bill Roper educated state legislators Dec. 11 about what he called five "myths" of health care at a Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services meeting held to discuss the future of health care.
Published: Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 @ 4:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As childhood obesity rates continue to rise, the debate over the role of public schools in promoting healthy lifestyles has intensified. Public health advocates contend that schools can curb obesity by banning the sale of junk food and soda.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 2:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Redefining marriage is an act of social engineering that will have disastrous effects for humanity. It undermines the whole "survival of the fittest" notion and will weaken the integrity of communities designed to serve the interests of a developing and an advancing civilization.
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 @ 4:28 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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