You probably remember that classic line from "The Princess Bride:" "It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and ... Keep Reading
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Just the Facts, Ma’am, on UNC
By Jenna A. Robinson The UNC system likes to boast that it is “one of the strongest and most successful systems of public higher education in the nation.” And in the eyes of ... Keep Reading
Just the Facts, Ma’am, on UNC
By Jenna A. Robinson The UNC system likes to boast that it is “one of the strongest and most successful systems of public higher education in the nation.” And in the eyes of ... Keep Reading
Ignore the Doomsayers about UNC’s Spellings
By Jenna A. Robinson In late October, the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina announced that Margaret Spellings, Secretary of the Department of Education under ... Keep Reading
Ignore the Doomsayers about UNC’s Spellings
By Jenna A. Robinson In late October, the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina announced that Margaret Spellings, Secretary of the Department of Education under ... Keep Reading
The Whole Story About UNC Faculty Raises (Or the Supposed Lack Thereof)
By Jay Schalin Pity the UNC system faculty, who have only gotten one across-the-board raise in the last four years, and whose average wages have not risen since 2009. Throw in a ... Keep Reading
Working Hard or Hardly Working?
By Jay Schalin University faculty workloads are becoming an important issue in North Carolina and elsewhere. The savings for just slight tweaks in productivity are enormous, in ... Keep Reading
Amidst Turmoil, Some Advances in Rights for UNC Students
By Jay Schalin The last two years in higher education at times have seemed like nothing more than a series of outrages against freedom and its protections. Ridiculous new words ... Keep Reading
Raises for the 1 Percent at UNC
By Jenna A. Robinson Last week, the UNC Board of Governors committee meetings began to run behind schedule when the Committee on Personnel and Tenure went into a prolonged closed ... Keep Reading
The Would-Be King of UNC-Land
By Jay Schalin, John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy John Fennebresque can certainly claim that he is a uniter, not a divider. He accomplished an amazing feat in ... Keep Reading
