Amid crippling inflation and plummeting poll numbers, President Biden threw a Hail Mary this week — announcing a sweeping student loan forgiveness plan of up to $10,000 per borrower, or up to $20,000 for those with Pell Grants. Simply put, Biden’s grasping at more taxpayer dollars to influence the vote before the November midterms. As...
Of all the bad economic policies I’ve seen in government — and boy, let me tell you, I’ve seen a lot — the decision to “forgive” student debt is, by far, the worst by degrees of comparison. It is intellectually dishonest, it is morally indefensible, and it screams louder than any other thing the Biden administration has done, that...
While professors in economics, political science, and business departments receive relatively high salaries, that’s offset by relatively large classes.
Tuition freezes are gaining popularity across the country. Earlier this year, university systems in Virginia and Pennsylvania announced tuition would not rise in the next academic year, saving students and parents millions. Purdue University started the tuition-freeze trend in 2013. Under the leadership of its president, Mitch Daniels, Purdue instituted a freeze on all tuition...
At a time the state is scrambling for dollars, why launch an expensive, redundant new program?
Ever hear the story about how campus libraries are so poor they can't afford books & journals? Or about rising student fees? Well, here's why taxpayers should tune them out.
George Leef calls Winston-Salem State University board's attempt to use sports to enhance the university's prestige a "Hail-Mary pass."
Financial plan would allow students to go to college and repay a percentage of the cost after they graduate from college.
In today's installment of the ongoing UNC melodrama, officials continue their poor-mouthing -- while at the same time finding millions in reserve to build a new hospital.
Believe it or not, there are several reasons not to favor candidate John Edwards' latest proposal to spend more of your money making the federal government bigger.
Can the pitiful denizens of UNC afford to make even a photocopy in these tough budget times? The tears stream down from Chapel Hill and form a (muddy) river.
