Pervasive Sex Discrimination at North Carolina Universities, a new report by Adam Kissel, examines five of North Carolina’s largest universities – UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, North Carolina State University, Wake Forest … Continue reading “Pervasive Sex Discrimination at North Carolina Universities”
Though college leaders had the summer to plan for students to return to campus, the fall 2020 semester has arrived as a bust. After just two weeks, four University of … Continue reading “In Reopening, UNC Leaders Failed Their Students”
By now, most people who’ve attended a wealthy college—or those who tuned into the Democratic presidential debates—have likely heard or seen the word “Latinx.” The anglicized Spanish term is the … Continue reading “‘Latin-What?’ Why UNC Should Abandon the Term ‘Latinx’”
Timely graduation rates reveal a lot about how well colleges are fulfilling their academic mission. If, for example, the majority of students don’t graduate in the traditional four-year period—or even … Continue reading “Did You Know? UNC Graduation Rates Have Increased, Many Still Very Low”
College sports are a gigantic entertainment business that have nothing to do with the missions of the schools. Frequently, the highest-paid employee of a school is the football or basketball … Continue reading “How College Sports Turned into a Corrupt Mega-Business”
As college textbook prices have increased 88 percent since 2006, education reformers wonder how universities can make books more affordable. One simple thing they could do is to stop selling … Continue reading “Textbook Math: Students Avoid High Campus Prices, Buy Books Online”
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a December 6 speech at an event hosted by the National Association of Scholars and the Martin Center on social justice and identity … Continue reading “The Continual Creep of Social Justice into Higher Education”
Universities may not target unpopular speech on campus often, but when they fail to protect it, the results are similar to officially silencing speech. A recent example of this lack … Continue reading “Students Tear Down Anti-Socialism Display at UNC Charlotte”
Many colleges assign “common readings” to incoming students as an intellectual experience outside the classroom to set the bar for the academic rigor that professors expect of students. This tradition … Continue reading “Common Reading Programs: Political Fluff for Freshmen”
Faculty pay can vary greatly across universities and even within the same university system. Among University of North Carolina schools, the type of institution can matter as much as a … Continue reading “The High Price of Faculty and Administrative Salaries in the UNC System”