Opinion

UNC debacle should shine light on faculty hiring process

I know the Nikole Hannah-Jones story has drawn more attention than it deserved. But I can’t help myself. There has been some superb reporting in Carolina Journal, but I don’t think the contrarian position to McClatchy newspapers, Capital Broadcasting, and public news and radio has been fully expressed. We now know what really happened. I...

Andy Taylor
Opinion

Should American degree programs borrow from their European counterparts?

A well-designed general education program can provide a breadth of important knowledge, as well as writing and analytical skills that employers often say are lacking in recent college graduates. Still, many students consider general education a waste of time and view courses unrelated to their majors as unnecessary obstacles.  Should higher education cater more to those students, who are interested...

Shannon Watkins

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