Opinion
UNC will lower costs by practicing discipline, accountability
Higher costs slow the rate of college attainment, leading to slower job growth and a greater divide between those with a degree and those without.
News
Friday Interview: Colleges Too Often Subsidize Failure
RALEIGH — Public universities are facing a new economic reality, as states decide to reduce funding and expect a lot more fiscal accountability. Now, in response, schools are cutting costs, raising tuition, and sometimes both. Jenna Ashley Robinson, outreach coordinator for the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, says there is an area of untapped savings these public universities should pursue. Robinson discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
What A University Is Not
RALEIGH — This year, 2009, has been an annus horribilis for the University of North Carolina system. Permanent budgets have been cut in the range of 6 to 10 percent and many activities frozen.
News
UNC System Finds It Hard to Put Brakes on Spending
RALEIGH — The problem with letting “the good times” roll is that it is hard to stop the rolling when the economy goes downhill. During the last few years, while North Carolina’s powerful economy filled the state coffers, the University of North Carolina started many new, expensive programs. This year, with tax revenues falling, those new programs still require funding, even as the university system explores making cuts to key academic programs.
News
Charters Could Boost Teacher Training
RALEIGH – The University of North Carolina could boost its teacher-training programs by starting charter schools at most UNC campuses. That’s the key recommendation in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Opinion
Where The Money Is
Don't blame a successful lobbying group for understanding the rules of the game.
Opinion
Reflections on L’Affair Lacrosse
Heard enough about the alleged rape at a party held by the Duke University lacrosse team? Feel free to treat this as a rhetorical question, because the copious coverage will continue.
News
Colleges Lobby for More Funds
RALEIGH — University, community college, and state budget office officials spent part of last week lobbying state legislators for more funding for higher education, while arguing against proposed line-item budget cuts. University of North Carolina President Molly Broad, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser, and North Carolina A&T Chancellor James Renick made presentations to members of the Joint Appropriations subcommittee on education. The presentations, including those made by representatives from the community college system, focused on the theme of making college more affordable while increasing funding for university and community colleges needs.
News
Faculty Calls for Open Search
RALEIGH — The executive committee of the Faculty Senate of North Carolina State University has joined the chorus in calling for an open chancellor search. Students, alumni, media organizations, and well-wishers have all sought an open search process. Officials with UNC and UNC President Molly Broad have always argued that openness has the potential to harm those whose candidacy becomes known. Members of the search committee at N.C. State have signed confidentiality agreements to keep the public from learning anything other than their selection’s name. Other universities, including other UNC schools, have followed the open route in selecting chancellors.
Opinion
When You Subsidize, Optimize
When government has a legitimate interest in subsidizing something, it has a legitimate responsibility to do it wisely.
Opinion
No. 667: A Tale of Two Professors: Lessons in Radicalism Run Amok
A tale of two professors, one decent and the other odius, shows how radical educators have taken over American universities.
Opinion
Merit’s Lack of Merit
A new report indicts merit-based student aid, such as Georgia's HOPE scholarships. But don't count on public universities to give up their “academic freedom” to take other people's money.
