To be established in 2020, the school will focus on rural health access and standards in an attempt to carve out a niche and aid its public mission. On the Greenville Daily Reflector.
Elite education is failing to live up to its status in society, limiting itself in the bounds of legitimate scholarship and self-examination. On National Review.
Mid-level colleges continue to increase sports spending, and some schools charge athletic fees that exceed $500 annually. On the Vindicator.
Bryan Caplan and Edward Glaeser debate the costs and benefits of the separation of school and state. On Reason.
William F. Buckley's book was the prelude to today's dysfunction and the abdication of responsibility for wise university governance. On Real Clear Education.
"Very liberal" students were much more likely to think stronger policies against "offensive speech" were necessary, but non-liberal students were skeptical of speech restrictions on the majority-liberal campus. On Reason.
Where someone goes to college often determines their life geographically, and fewer numbers of young workers are moving states to get a better job. On Slate.
The high percentage of dropouts, level of debt, and struggling graduates make college a riskier route than is assumed. On The New York Times.
Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne doesn't like passing new taxes and punishing charitable giving—or the lack of Congressional action to control college costs. On Inside Higher Ed.
Both parts of higher ed in North Carolina will see higher program funding and pay raises for employees in the proposed state budget. On Carolina Journal.
