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Education is upstream from any ‘red wave’

Most of us are, of course, more familiar with the thin blue line — law enforcement that protects us from one another, and even from ourselves. Politically, however, during the recent elections, many conservatives were hopeful for a thick red line to save us from ideological miscreants in Congress. The end result proved not more...

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Vaccine requirements issued as some college students return to campus

Some universities across the state have announced that they will be requiring the COVID vaccine for students returning to campus. UNC System public universities are not requiring, but encouraging, the vaccine. Some private schools, including Duke and Wake Forest, are requiring it. Wake Forest issued a warning letter to students last week. “As previously communicated, Wake...

Donna King
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Friday Interview: Big Money’s Impact on College Football

RALEIGH — It’s no secret that the world of college football involves huge amounts of money. In the recent book Billion-Dollar Ball: A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Gilbert Gaul investigates the impact of that money on schools, teams, and players. During a recent trip to Raleigh, Gaul discussed his findings with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.

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Friday Interview: Ivory Tower Helps Erode American Values

RALEIGH — Universities once served as repositories of knowledge. They were the defenders of civilization. Now, Dr. Jenna Robinson, president of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, says universities have turned away from that traditional role. Robinson addressed the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society earlier this year on the theme “Counterculture: How the Ivory Tower is Eroding American Values.” Robinson shared themes from that speech during a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.

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Friday Interview: Alternatives to the Four-Year College Plan

RALEIGH — Tuition keeps rising, yet millions of young people continue to pursue college degrees. Defenders of a traditional degree say it’s the gateway to a successful career and life, and they bristle at any criticism of the system. But is it really all it’s cracked up to be? George Leef, director of research for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, addressed that question during a conversation with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

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Friday Interview: Positive UNC System Reforms

RALEIGH — College students are heading home for the holidays, but the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors continues its work. The Pope Center for Higher Education Policy believes the BOG has plenty of opportunities to improve North Carolina’s 16-campus university system. Jane Shaw, president of the Pope Center, discussed UNC system issues with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

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Friday Interview: Legislators Help Protect College Students’ Rights

RALEIGH — Reforms in education, regulation, and the state tax code all generated bigger headlines. But the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is publicizing another accomplishment from the 2013 session of the N.C. General Assembly. Robert Shibley, senior vice president of FIRE, discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.

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Friday Interview: Government Fuels Higher Education ‘Arms Race’

RALEIGH — People of all political persuasions have identified significant problems plaguing the American system of higher education. President Obama outlined some reform ideas during a back-to-school tour of New York and Pennsylvania colleges. But Ohio University economist Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, believes the president’s proposals fall short in some important ways. During a visit to the Triangle, Vedder discussed higher education challenges with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.

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