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January 19, 2021

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Article

Trump: Closing colleges amid outbreaks ‘could cost lives’

August 20, 2020 Collin Binkley, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted universities that have canceled in-person classes amid coronavirus outbreaks, saying the move could ultimately cost lives rather than saving them. Raising the issue at a White […]

Article

Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants

August 14, 2020 Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said Thursday. Yale denied the allegation, calling […]

Article

Federal judge denies challenge to campus sexual assault rules

August 12, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge on Wednesday allowed the Education Department to move forward with new rules governing how schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual assault. The rules, which take effect Friday, […]

Article

Financial health of NC colleges and universities in the spotlight heading into fall

June 10, 2020 Elizabeth Lincicome, North State Journal

When University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper recently issued a statement that campuses would reopen this fall, he acknowledged the difficulties of digital learning and said it couldn’t replace in-person instruction. “The […]

Article

ROBINSON: Innovative solutions to the student debt dilemma

April 14, 2020 Jenna Robinson, James G. Martin Center

I explained in two past articles that student debt is a real problem and that universities have encouraged it through their own irresponsible behavior. With new college graduates facing an uncertain financial future, so it’s […]

Article

WILLIAMS: Fixing college corruption

April 14, 2020 Walter Williams

America’s colleges are rife with corruption. The financial squeeze resulting from COVID-19 offers opportunities for a bit of remediation. Let’s first examine what might be the root of academic corruption, suggested by the title of […]

Article

ROBINSON: Student debt: Universities reap the rewards but students shoulder the risk

April 7, 2020 Jenna Robinson, James G. Martin Center

In a recent column for the North State Journal, I explained that student debt is a real problem — not just a campaign slogan to attract millennial and Gen Z voters. It hampers workers and […]

Opinion

WILLIAMS: Colleges Dupe Parents and Taxpayers 

January 8, 2020 Walter Williams

Colleges have been around for centuries. College students have also been around for centuries. Yet, college administrators assume that today’s students have needs that were unknown to their predecessors. Those needs include diversity and equity […]

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