Dr. R.V. Young, professor of English at N.C. State University and editor of Modern Age, explains that English composition instruction in colleges and universities has deteriorated in recent years. Young offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 390).
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...