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New Report on Higher Ed Unduly Praises, Criticizes UNC
The report "Measuring Up 2000" makes North Carolina look good in some respects and bad in others. But before rushing to praise state policymakers where the grades are high or criticize them where the grades are low, we need to examine several questionable assumptions that undermine the validity of those grades.... More »
January 15, 2001

Broad's Field Guide to Chancellor-Spotting
Good morning, nature lovers. Today we're searching for Academicus timidus, also known as the Elusive Executive Candidate or E.E.C. You probably call it the Eek.... More »
September 01, 1999

The Executive Summary of N.C. State's Diversity Initiative
The following is how the Diversity Initiative's executive summary read as of March 1998.... More »
March 01, 1998

N.C. State's feelings-based "Diversity Initiative"
Recently I received the latest issue of FOCUS, the newsletter of the libraries of N.C. State University, which informed me that NCSU Libraries had begun a diversity program. At first I wondered why, of all places, a university library would need a diversity program. After all, by its very nature the library is the most diverse place on campus.... More »
March 01, 1998