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States Use Online Learning to Save Space, Cut Spending

Feb 3, 1999 · Martin Center Staff · Comments Off

What has been called a “crisis” by some higher education leaders in North Carolina is being viewed as an opportunity to cut state spending and improve services in Washington State.

The Executive Summary of N.C. State’s Diversity Initiative

Mar 1, 1998 · Jon Sanders · Comments Off

The following is how the Diversity Initiative’s executive summary read as of March 1998.

N.C. State’s feelings-based Diversity Policy

· Jon Sanders · Comments Off

A university proposes radically restructuring education as a symbolic gesture.

When Discipline-Specific Accreditors Go Woke Jan 27, 2023
Across the country, an increasing number of universities now require scholars to submit “diversity statements” in hiring, promotion, and tenure. Many have abandoned or downplayed standardized tests in the name … Continue reading “When Discipline-Specific Accreditors Go Woke”
Don’t Racialize the College-Affordability Crisis Jan 26, 2023
College affordability has long been an issue in this country. Given that the federal government’s subsidizing of higher education has allowed the cost of college to increase exponentially, many prospective … Continue reading “Don’t Racialize the College-Affordability Crisis”
Professor Maitland Jones and Declining Standards in Higher Education Jan 25, 2023
As a direct result of student complaints that his course was too difficult, Maitland Jones will no longer be teaching organic chemistry at New York University (NYU). Jones has a … Continue reading “Professor Maitland Jones and Declining Standards in Higher Education”