South Dakota’s Higher-Education Alternative
Only about 900,000 persons claim permanent residence in South Dakota, yet its 28 colleges and universities rank it third best in the nation for universities per capita, and its 50,000+…
The Cancel-Your-College-Coach Playbook
Corporate media owes a lot of its ideological conformity and hubris to journalism schools. Media critics and advocates for reform suggest that journalism needs to return to being a trade…
“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,…
Why Must Social Workers Believe in Leftist Shibboleths?
At nearly all American colleges and universities, the “soft” disciplines have been overrun by “progressives” who insist that their beliefs alone must be taught, whether or not they’re pertinent to…
Teaching American Democracy in the UNC System
I would like to say something you don’t often hear from UNC-System faculty these days: I agree with the Board of Governors. At its February 28 meeting, the Board’s Committee…
Why Plagiarism Matters
Over the past few years, numerous plagiarism scandals have rocked the world of higher education. Prominent public intellectuals and university scholars have been caught improperly citing passages or even straight-up…
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…
In Praise of F’s
On January 5, 2024, Western Oregon University (WOU) announced a bold change to its grading regime: “The letter grades of D- and F” have been axed in favor of a…
A High-School Student Critiques Dual Enrollment
As a student in the North Carolina public-school system, I have seen the negative impact that badly designed dual-enrollment policies can have on students’ personal and professional development. Indeed, it…