Dr. Jenna Ashley Robinson, director of outreach for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, discusses the conflict between academics and athletics on college campuses. Robinson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 584).
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...