Baylor University President Kenneth Starr and University of North Carolina Board of Governors Chairman Peter Hans address the topic “American Higher Education: Working Hard … or Hardly Working” during an Oct. 3, 2013, program for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.
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...