Growing Pains
The difficult economy means that the UNC system’s aggressive growth policy is likely to come to an abrupt halt.
North Carolina’s For-Profit Challenge
UNC’s role in licensing nonpublic colleges (especially for-profits) may pose a conflict of interest.
A Rule Made to Be Broken
Barely a month after the UNC system ignored its own self-imposed tuition cap, it is proposing another one.
In Defense of Pervasive Sectarianism
A recent ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals places a needless burden on the state’s religiously based private colleges.
Preparing the Scapegoats for Slaughter
The president of an online school watches the government’s unfolding campaign against schools that seek profits, and is aghast.
UNC’s Middle Class Squeeze
UNC officials and the state legislature decide to empty the pockets of students who pay their own way instead of cutting waste.
Free Speech’s Death by a Thousand Cuts
The denial of controversial UNC-Wilmington professor Michael Adams’ promotion has worrisome implications.
UNC’s 2010 Budget: It’s All Greek to Me
North Carolina’s legislators ignored the hard lessons forced on Greece due to fiscal irresponsibility in the 2010-11 higher education budget.
Open Checkbook for Unchecked Growth
An attempt to limit enrollment growth in North Carolina state universities was shot down by legislators at the last minute–unfortunately.
The Handwriting on the Web
Those who decry the lack of innovation in higher education may be looking in the wrong places.