Ever since the 2008 financial crash, American business schools have been reeling from criticism. There is a widespread feeling that the financial meltdown was caused by graduates of elite business … Continue reading “What’s Wrong with Business Schools?”
Students who leave college with no degree but an accumulation of debt face obvious hardship, but what about taxpayer money wasted on students with no degrees? The results for North … Continue reading “College Dropouts Cost North Carolina Taxpayers $446M Per Year”
Every semester during my thirteen years of teaching at a liberal arts college, several senior year students would approach me and ask if I “knew of any jobs out there.” … Continue reading “Welcome to Freshman Orientation, Now Meet Your Career Counselor!”
Businesses sometimes charge different customers different prices as a way to maximize revenue. Airlines, for example, usually charge more for seats reserved on short notice, on the theory that the … Continue reading “Does “Merit Aid” Make Sense?”
Following a particularly tumultuous year, Duke University has issued a lengthy report to address “bias and hate” on campus. The controversy began with reports that a noose was found hanging … Continue reading “In Addressing Campus Bias, Duke Threatens Free Speech”
Several years ago, the La Voz de Aztlan, a radical left-wing supplement to Fresno State University’s student newspaper, published a poem steeped in anti-American sentiment. It referred to America as … Continue reading “Vague Campus Rules Undermine Students’ Due Process and Free Speech Rights”
In a few months, I will retire as president of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. I know that my successor, whoever it is, will continue the Pope Center’s commitment to improving higher education.
The UNC System’s enrollment funding formula needs an overhaul.
We cover the success of the enactment by the Texas legislature of a requirement to post course syllabi. We question the role of the UNC Board of Governors’ Committee on Public Affairs. We report on what university presidents think of their boards.
How does a freshman cope with the sudden death of a parent?
