Baylor University President Kenneth Starr explains why college represents more than just a place to learn job skills. Starr offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 549).
Opinion
Job needs propel college reforms
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...