Immigration is a complex matter with many moving parts. A gradualist approach is better than a quixotic quest for perfection.
A new research report from the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal shows that top medical schools across the nation have integrated the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda across admissions, faculty hiring, and curricula. The report, written by the Martin Center’s Jay Schalin, argues for a return to a merit-based system, especially given the importance...
On at least three sets of issues of great importance to persuadable voters, progressives have yanked Democrats far away from reality and common sense.
To continue keeping tuition flat and serving the people of North Carolina, UNC must find savings. Administrative bloat is a good place to start.
Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina Senate are advancing a bill that would ban the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion agenda in the state’s public higher education institutions. The latest move aligns with a broader conservative effort to dismantle DEI initiatives in public institutions across the state. Supporters of Senate Bill 558 argue that DEI programs create division,...
The University of North Carolina system enrolled more students this fall — about 248,000 — than ever before. But continued growth is far from ordained. Indeed, as America’s college-age population levels off and then begins to decline over the next decade, many institutions will see enrollment declines. Some will be forced by shaky finances to...
According to the latest FIRE study, North Carolina State University ranks seventh in the nation for its protection of student free speech and open inquiry.
A new study shows that increases in America’s port capacity would have major economic returns — but only for 15 of the nation’s 51 busiest ports.
In the modern era, few policies have been as reckless, lawless, and perverse as Joe Biden’s repeated efforts to transfer student-loan debt to taxpayers.
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...
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...
