Members of the U.S. House and Senate have filed a flurry of bills related to higher education. The proposed legislation presents various solutions to the problems of high cost and ... Keep Reading
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Justice for Adjuncts?
By Jenna A. Robinson A new paper by Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness explores the treatment of adjunct professors at American colleges and universities—taking aim at Big ... Keep Reading
Can North Carolina Solve the Remediation Problem?
By Jenna A. Robinson Students who lack basic math, English, and reading skills are less likely to succeed in college and the job market. A recent report by the Center for ... Keep Reading
Why “Free” Community College Won’t Fix Anything
By Jenna A. Robinson President Obama, Senator Bernie Sanders, and now North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper (who is running for governor) have all advocated for free ... Keep Reading
Endowments Under Fire
By Jenna A. Robinson Many elite universities have matching elite sticker prices. (At Duke University, for example, tuition and fees are just under $50,000.) Now, members of ... Keep Reading
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
By Jenna A. Robinson Sexual assault on college campuses has been a fraught topic in the last few years—even more so since Rolling Stone's now-infamous "A Rape on Campus" debacle ... Keep Reading
A Secret Source of University Money
By Jenna A. Robinson University foundations seem to be an integral part of any modern university. They raise funds, pay for amenities or services the university couldn’t ... Keep Reading
Colleges Can Cut Costs—Here’s How
By Jenna A. Robinson On most news days, the rising cost of college seems to be a problem without any viable solution. The liberal proposal to make college “free” to students ... Keep Reading
Intolerance in the Academy
By Jenna A. Robinson Last week, a new finding about ideological imbalance made headlines all over the country. According to Matt Woessner, an associate professor of political ... Keep Reading
Intolerance in the Academy
By Jenna A. Robinson Last week, a new finding about ideological imbalance made headlines all over the country. According to Matt Woessner, an associate professor of political ... Keep Reading
