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Shed the amenities, sports, and politics. Stick to teaching and research.
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Shed the amenities, sports, and politics. Stick to teaching and research.
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THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for your patience. Secretary Raimondo, thank you. Before we begin, I’d like to speak very briefly about today’s jobs report that was just been issued.
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THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for your patience. Secretary Raimondo, thank you. Before we begin, I’d like to speak very briefly about today’s jobs report that was just been issued.
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To understand universities’ problems, look elsewhere.
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To understand universities’ problems, look elsewhere.
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Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles:
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Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles:
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Over the July 4th holiday we experienced the traditional red, white and blue salutes to our nation, along with tributes paid the patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Over the July 4th holiday we experienced the traditional red, white and blue salutes to our nation, along with tributes paid the patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Although tenure has been hotly debated over the years, it is still widely misunderstood as guaranteeing a professor a lifetime position.
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Although tenure has been hotly debated over the years, it is still widely misunderstood as guaranteeing a professor a lifetime position.
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As a professor devoted to his college’s “pre-disciplinary” core curriculum, I was hooked by David Epstein’s title, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.
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As a professor devoted to his college’s “pre-disciplinary” core curriculum, I was hooked by David Epstein’s title, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.
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East Carolina University reported that student voting on its campus increased 21 points in last year’s presidential election, rising to 73% in 2020 from a rate of 52% in 2016. Due to this increase the university earned a Gold Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
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East Carolina University reported that student voting on its campus increased 21 points in last year’s presidential election, rising to 73% in 2020 from a rate of 52% in 2016. Due to this increase the university earned a Gold Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
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Incidents of academics being targeted for their views are on the rise, according to a new report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
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Incidents of academics being targeted for their views are on the rise, according to a new report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
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What is academic freedom, and who has it? The question is raised by the recent controversy sparked by a process that is usually boring and bureaucratic: an academic tenure case. Nikole Hannah-Jones, Hussman School of Journalism; she is an alumna, graduating with an M.A. in Journalism 20 years ago.
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What is academic freedom, and who has it? The question is raised by the recent controversy sparked by a process that is usually boring and bureaucratic: an academic tenure case. Nikole Hannah-Jones, Hussman School of Journalism; she is an alumna, graduating with an M.A. in Journalism 20 years ago.
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Nature’s Value to create 183 new jobs in Forsyth County
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Nature’s Value to create 183 new jobs in Forsyth County
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Former Harvard president Derek Bok has long lamented that our institutions of higher education largely underperform in their missions.
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Former Harvard president Derek Bok has long lamented that our institutions of higher education largely underperform in their missions.
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The nation’s cultural elites have been gripped by an intense wave of moral panic since the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
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The nation’s cultural elites have been gripped by an intense wave of moral panic since the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
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Although colleges across the country plan to reopen for the fall semester, much is still unknown about how to best proceed.
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Although colleges across the country plan to reopen for the fall semester, much is still unknown about how to best proceed.
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As a neurobiologist working at a local university for more than 30 years, I read Edward Archer’s provocative critique of scientific research with interest.
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As a neurobiologist working at a local university for more than 30 years, I read Edward Archer’s provocative critique of scientific research with interest.
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For most of the past century, the United States was the pre-eminent nation in science and technology.
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For most of the past century, the United States was the pre-eminent nation in science and technology.
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Steven Brint, distinguished professor of sociology and public policy at the University of California, Riverside, has given the public a reminder of why so many students value a college degree.
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Steven Brint, distinguished professor of sociology and public policy at the University of California, Riverside, has given the public a reminder of why so many students value a college degree.
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Microsoft to invest $47.5 million in Morrisville
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Microsoft to invest $47.5 million in Morrisville
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Public colleges spend public money, but college officials are reluctant to make information about their budgets easy to understand.
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Public colleges spend public money, but college officials are reluctant to make information about their budgets easy to understand.
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On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the "Voter ID" amendment) passed with 55 percent support.
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On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the "Voter ID" amendment) passed with 55 percent support.
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Reliable information is a prerequisite for good management. How can you make intelligent decisions if you are basing them on shaky information?
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Reliable information is a prerequisite for good management. How can you make intelligent decisions if you are basing them on shaky information?
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Higher education does not produce many flashy, innovating entrepreneurs like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Peter Thiel, or Elon Musk
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Higher education does not produce many flashy, innovating entrepreneurs like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Peter Thiel, or Elon Musk
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For many parents, the prospect of sending their kids off to college can be daunting
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For many parents, the prospect of sending their kids off to college can be daunting
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On November 2, House Republican leaders unveiled their tax reform plan. A number of its provisions affect higher education. While this is only a proposal, it’s worth looking into those provisions
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On November 2, House Republican leaders unveiled their tax reform plan. A number of its provisions affect higher education. While this is only a proposal, it’s worth looking into those provisions
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Connecticut legislators made headlines last year when they introduced a bill to tax revenue-generating college and university property. The bill was crafted to help New Haven, where Yale University is located, remain solvent
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Connecticut legislators made headlines last year when they introduced a bill to tax revenue-generating college and university property. The bill was crafted to help New Haven, where Yale University is located, remain solvent
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East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton announced the successful completion today of the institution's search for a chief communications officer to help ECU become better known as one of North Carolina's top national research universities
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East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton announced the successful completion today of the institution's search for a chief communications officer to help ECU become better known as one of North Carolina's top national research universities
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Judging from recent books, articles, and editorials, higher education is poised for a cataclysmic collapse
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Judging from recent books, articles, and editorials, higher education is poised for a cataclysmic collapse
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The number of non-academic administrators at colleges and universities has more than doubled in the last 25 years, far outpacing the growth in students and faculty
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The number of non-academic administrators at colleges and universities has more than doubled in the last 25 years, far outpacing the growth in students and faculty
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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
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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
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In 2014, North Carolina State University became the new home for PowerAmerica, a $140 million dollar project aimed at promoting research in the advanced electronics industry. Just two years later, NC State is back in the headlines, this time with a focus on energy
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In 2014, North Carolina State University became the new home for PowerAmerica, a $140 million dollar project aimed at promoting research in the advanced electronics industry. Just two years later, NC State is back in the headlines, this time with a focus on energy
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Businesses sometimes charge different customers different prices as a way to maximize revenue
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Businesses sometimes charge different customers different prices as a way to maximize revenue
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The University of Pennsylvania has promised $100 million to increase faculty diversity. Yale has just pledged $50 million, Johns Hopkins $25 million. These sums are large, but the goal has been an object of urgent attention for decades
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The University of Pennsylvania has promised $100 million to increase faculty diversity. Yale has just pledged $50 million, Johns Hopkins $25 million. These sums are large, but the goal has been an object of urgent attention for decades
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As the stock market gyrates and talk of a new recession begins, many universities have reason to worry
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As the stock market gyrates and talk of a new recession begins, many universities have reason to worry
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The Common Core Standards is a private and federal initiative to reform public education into one that spits out workers, not thinkers
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The Common Core Standards is a private and federal initiative to reform public education into one that spits out workers, not thinkers