Higher Ed Is Still Muddling Through AI
It has been nearly four years since OpenAI announced ChatGPT in November of 2022, and most universities continue to muddle along with their AI efforts. Many are treating it as…
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UNC Wears Its History Well
It is today widely acknowledged that face-reading—the belief that you can work out the character of a person from the look of their face—is impossible. But what about institutions? Can…
UNC Wins. The “Elite” Universities Whine.
The Department of War (DoW) has announced that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be among 19 new hosts of the Senior Service College Fellowship. The ten-month…
The SCiLL I Know
The School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL). At UNC, students hear this name in one of a few ways. One is “eww, that uber-conservative program that’s a waste of…
What Is TransparUNCy Up To?
Earlier this year, Inside Higher Ed ran a puff profile of “TransparUNCy,” the unpronounceable left-leaning organization that has lately become one of the University of North Carolina’s “most effective watchdogs.”…
Yes, UNC Syllabi Are Public Records
Earlier this summer, the Oversight Project filed a public-records request with UNC seeking the release of class materials and syllabi for 74 university courses. According to the Oversight Project, the…
Professionalization Is Killing College Sports
Let us take for granted that the NCAA in its prime was greedy, hypocritical, reactionary, schoolmarmish, tone-deaf, and more than a little absurd. That case is not difficult to make,…
AI Meets Civil Discourse
As universities across the U.S. seek to deal with protests, polarization, and the presidential election, many have focused on how to foster civil-discourse skills in students. As this tweet (below)…
The Classic Learning Test Is Good for North Carolina
During the Covid pandemic, the University of North Carolina (like many institutions of higher learning) went test-optional. However, the Board of Governors rightly reversed that policy this year, re-establishing a…
Are UNC Schools Complying with the New DEI Policy?
Anyone who is keeping up with the latest happenings in higher education knows that this year has seen many institutions backpedaling on DEI programs. From Florida limiting public funding for…