Clash of Wills Over Enrollment Coming to Chapel Hill
The desire of UNC’s trustees to maintain prestige is on a collision course with the university system’s wish to increase access.
Author Profile
Jane S. Shaw
Jane S. Shaw was president of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy until February 2015, when she retired and joined the Pope Center's board of directors. Before joining the center in 2006, she was a senior fellow of PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana.Before moving in to higher education policy, Shaw was a frequent writer and speaker on environmental topics. With Michael Sanera she coauthored Facts, Not Fear: Teaching Children about the Environment (Regnery 1999). She coedited A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths and Providing Solutions (Heritage Foundation, 2000) with Ronald Utt. Before joining PERC in 1984, she was an associate economics editor of Business Week. Shaw has a B.A. in English literature from Wellesley College. At that time her name was Jane Steidemann.
Shaw is a past president of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, editorial adviser to Econ Journal Watch, a member of the Editorial Advisory Panel of Regulation, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Council of the Institute of Economic Affairs (London). She is married to Richard L. Stroup.
Articles by Jane S. Shaw
Rethinking College Rankings
The decline of U.S. News and World Report’s dominance of college ranking systems is a good thing.
Asking for the Moon and Stars
UNC campuses respond to UNC Tomorrow’s call for policy suggestions with an extensive wish list for new projects.
The Path Not Taken
The big question at the John Hope Franklin Symposium, why black males are so underrepresented on campus, seemed too sensitive to answer directly.
A Classic Introduction to College
Colorado’s summer reading program assigns thought-provoking literature instead of trendy pap.
Big Spending, Little Results
A new study suggests that North Carolina’s big investment in higher education might not be paying off as expected.
A Tale of Two State University Systems
One proposes central control and rapid expansion; the other, better education at lower costs.
A Breath of Fresh Air in College Rankings
A new ranking system by higher education critic Richard Vedder looks to student outcomes as the main measure of a school.
Giving the Right Way
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education advises college donors how to craft their gifts to be effective.
Great Books: The “Comeback Kid” of Higher Education?
In the right settings, students embrace classic texts.