Looking Back on 2008
The Pope Center took five major steps to improve higher education.
Mais Oui!
Foreign languages can help fill the deficit in today’s English instruction.
Dear Santa
The Pope Center sends a missive to the North Pole asking for four stockings full of education reform.
Avoiding the Taint of Christmas
The decision not to display Christmas trees at the UNC-Chapel Hill libraries reflects the view that Western culture belongs in the ash heap.
The First Amendment Ain’t Broke—Don’t Fix It
Two commissions created to deal with issues raised by hateful graffiti written at N.C. State should favor constitutionality
How Political Are Our Professors?
A new book offers a thesis that just about everyone can object to.
An Unsettling Conclusion
The Robertson v. Princeton settlement shows that universities will pursue their self-interest, just like anyone else.
Skewering the Great Books Movement
In a new book, Alex Beam critiques the 1940s promotion of Great Books but ends up admiring the works themselves.
College Debate Ain’t What It Used to Be
How a once-excellent activity has degenerated into a bizarre ritual.
Praising the Spirit of Inquiry
Conservative politics aren’t required to win the Pope Center’s new teaching award—the ability to foster intellectual inquiry is.