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Report: NC State and UNC Charlotte rank in the top ten for free speech
Two North Carolina universities made the top ten in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's (FIRE) 2025 College Free Speech Rankings Report.
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Bill to deport illegal aliens involved in crimes during protests co-sponsored by Rouzer
Congressman David Rouzer, NC-07, is a co-sponsor, along with Congressman Dan Meuser, R-PA, on legislation introduced by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, R-TX, that would deport illegal aliens who participate in criminal activity during pro-terrorism or antisemitic demonstrations, including those currently occupying and vandalizing university campuses across the country.
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NCSU Board of Trustees passes resolution in support of free speech, institutional neutrality
The North Carolina State University (NCSU) Board of Trustees University adopted a resolution Friday reaffirming the University’s commitment to freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and institutional neutrality. The resolution comes as college campuses around the country, several in North Carolina, experience disruptive protests related to the Israel/Gaza conflict. Chairman of the board, Ed Weisiger...
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Manning, Foxx call for expulsions, firings to end campus antisemitism
On Monday, on the eve of Passover, Rep. Kathy Manning, D, NC-06, was among four members of Congress calling for an end to antisemitism at Columbia University and on college campuses across the country.
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Lawmakers honor Gastonia native Thomas Sowell on 91st birthday
Legislators in both the N.C. House and Senate took a short break from pressing business today to mark the 91st birthday of Thomas Sowell. The Gastonia native has injected important economic concepts into high-profile national public policy debates for decades. John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke had urged state officials to honor Sowell during a...
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Attorneys in court filing cite report comparing N.C. to Cuba
Attorneys representing liberal and civil-rights organizations in the Covington Voting Rights Act case cite a controversial study claiming North Carolina is no longer a fully functioning democracy as part of their filing with Chief Justice of the U.S. John Roberts to deny the state’s request to halt a federal court ruling that new elections must...
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Study comparing N.C. elections to North Korea’s called ‘bad science’
Experts are using terms such as “absurd,” and “silly” to describe a study, and an opinion column written by one of its founders, that purports North Carolina no longer is a functioning democracy, and that North Korea and Cuba rank higher for electoral integrity than the Tar Heel State. The issue gained national attention after...
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Scholar: Senate Remedial Ed Plan Intervenes Too Late
RALEIGH — A Senate-passed bill aimed at reducing the need for remedial education courses at community colleges would intervene too late in a high school student’s career to have a broad impact on college performance, says a scholar based at Appalachian State University who focuses on student development. Under Senate Bill 561, high-school seniors would use a curriculum developed by the colleges while letting them do their catch-up work at their high schools.
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Fayetteville State To Teach Teachers of Entrepreneurs
RALEIGH — Edward Stringham, a professor at Fayetteville State University, noticed an absence of professors trained in the principles of entrepreneurship. To train Ph.D. students to teach such courses, Stringham is proposing a doctoral program at Fayetteville State. Stringham is a professor in the university’s business school, which would house the program.
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Some Faculty Still Love to Read and Teach the Classics
RALEIGH — Not all college and university faculty in the humanities spend their time worrying about “publish-or-perish” or their insufficient pay. There’s a group of faculty who live and breathe one thing: teaching their students the classics.
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With Endowments Decreasing, Private Colleges Get Creative
RALEIGH — Around the country, the economic downturn caught many schools by surprise, and both public and private universities have been searching for ways to cut back. At least initially, private colleges were more aggressive in crafting strategic cuts.
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Are Great Books Making a Comeback?
RALEIGH — In academia today, Shakespeare has given way to feminist theory, while Plato has been reduced to a paraphrase, and the Aeneid to a footnote. But a few scholars and teachers still love Great Books.
