From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 708: North Carolina’s premier higher education watchdog group is changing its name. The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy will soon take on the name of a former Davidson University chemistry professor who later served as North Carolina’s only two-term Republican governor in the 20th century. The namesake of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal discusses his willingness to accept the honor. Pope/Martin Center board member John Hood also explains why the organization decided it was a good time to make such a major change.
Higher education watchdog adopting new name in 2017
Related
Opinion
Job needs propel college reforms
I’ve long been bullish on North Carolina’s community colleges. In the past, I’ve praised the system’s cost-effectiveness, its capacity to serve nontraditional students, and the impressive labor-market returns for associate degrees and certificates in such fields as industrial technology, home repair, computer sciences, and health care. Today, I’ll offer you three pieces of good news...
John Hood
Opinion
College rankings reveal awkward truths
College and university rankings are a Massive Deal, as Regina George might say — and not just during football season. U.S. News & World Report was once a weekly newsmagazine. Now its primary business is to publish rankings of college and university programs (as well as hospitals and other institutions). It has many competitors, as...
John Hood
Opinion
Freedom is the solution, not the problem
The “problem” with freedom is that other people may do things that trouble, annoy, or even anger you. In a free society, you have no legitimate authority to stop them. Strictly speaking, that’s not a problem. It’s a solution. Throughout human history, much suffering has derived from a lack of freedom. One faction obtained government...
John Hood
Opinion
Let’s really reform state universities
Are North Carolina policymakers thinking big enough about the future of post-secondary education and training? I’m not convinced they are. For many administrators, trustees, governors, and state lawmakers, the main questions center on such issues as declining college and university enrollments, faculty pay, admissions policies, and free speech and political indoctrination on campus. I share...
John Hood