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. The U.S. … Continue reading “Will This New College Ranking System Upend the Status Quo?”
Small classes and programs are often praised for offering students more personal attention and one-on-one time with professors. But when programs are too small, students and universities suffer. Students find … Continue reading “Online Course Exchanges: Models of Efficiency”
It took less than a week into the 2016-2017 academic year for several outrageous stories to surface on college campuses. At the University of Texas at Austin, thousands of students … Continue reading “The Freshman Experience: Social Justice Indoctrination and Academic Handholding”
On the surface, Pokémon Go players appear to be zombified millennials walking aimlessly, eyes fixed on their cellphones. But in reality they are engaging with a new community of young … Continue reading “Pokémon Go Is Booming on Campus, and That’s a Good Thing”
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, … Continue reading “NC State to Spend Millions of Tax Dollars Advancing Corporate, Government Interests”
Imagine a college student who has just formed a student group. In order to generate interest in this group, the student goes to the student union and passes out flyers … Continue reading “NC State Continues to Defend Unconstitutional Policy”
General education does not get the respect it deserves on U.S. campuses.
North Carolina State University’s new Global Luxury Management program smacks of superficiality.
Despite the economy, the University of North Carolina still has plenty of construction projects going forth.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension has strayed from its original agricultural mission.