UNC’s Diversity Challenge
Should UNC-Chapel Hill, the flagship university of North Carolina, represent the diversity of the state? That is a question that seems to be on many minds. Because diversity does offer…
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“Smoking-Gun” Data on North Carolina ACT Scores
Earlier this year, the UNC Board of Governors approved a new system-wide admissions policy requiring standardized tests only for students whose high-school GPAs are less than 2.8. This comes after…
“ChatGPT Is Really Helpful”
Universities are continuing to navigate the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial-intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT. While many are wary of its power and capacity to enable student cheating,…
Martin Center President Signs Letter in Support of UNC
Raleigh, NC—On Monday, Martin Center president Jenna Robinson signed a letter “Supporting Free Speech & UNC Leadership.” The letter was written by faculty members at UNC-Chapel Hill but is open…
In Praise of Institutional Neutrality in Academia
If you are up on the latest trends in academia, you’ll know that “institutional neutrality” is in the news as more universities consider or adopt it. In my view, this…
Have Left-Leaning Students Begun Supporting Free Speech?
According to a recent Axios poll, Republican and Democratic college students agree that campuses must broaden free speech “even if there’s some risk of violence.” Moreover, roughly 77 percent of…
Regulate International Student Enrollment
In the aftermath of Hamas’s attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, campuses across the country erupted with intense, heated protests. Except the protests weren’t against the brutality of Hamas’s…
UNC’s School of Civic Life and Leadership Is Up and Running
Only 14 months after the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to accelerate the creation of the School of Civic Life and Leadership, SCiLL has made significant progress. “The idea…
Antisemitism as Official Policy
American Jews are in a strange predicament. On the one hand, following Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, radical-left partisans learned that antisemitism is an increasingly important and effective part…
The Dollars and Cents of DEI
In recent years, the landscape of higher education has been increasingly dominated by the rhetoric and initiatives of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Universities have dedicated numerous resources to pushing…