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July 13, 2025

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American Council of Trustees and Alumni discuss issues facing NC higher education

May 3, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Leaders from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni recently sat down with North State Journal to discuss issues facing higher education institutions in North Carolina. American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s (ACTA) was […]

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Report: Chinese Confucius Institutes are being rebranded

September 23, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A report from the National Association of Scholars (NAS) details a rebranding of past and remaining Chinese Confucius Institutes in the United States. The report by Rachelle Peterson, Ian Oxenvad and Flora Yan […]

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MILLER: Don’t know much about history 

September 7, 2022 Nan Miller

When Sam Cooke sang “Don’t know much about his-to-ree,” he didn’t blame teachers for his ignorance.  Rather, he blamed himself for being too focused on his lady love to pay attention in class.    Cooke’s ignorance […]

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GILLIAM: Regional public universities need your support to fuel prosperity and economic growth

March 10, 2022 Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr.

If you’ve seen the recent headlines about higher education, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of colleges seem to be in trouble.     The nation’s universities have lost one million undergraduates in just two years because […]

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Report documents permeation, high cost of Critical Social Justice in UNC System

February 4, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A new report from the James G. Martin Center details the threat of Critical Social Justice to academic freedom in the UNC System.    “Academics and administrators are no longer merely pushing progressive politics […]

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Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels

November 19, 2021 Collin Binkley, Associated Press

BOSTON — International students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year’s historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt academic exchange, according […]

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Colorado ends ‘legacy admissions’ for higher education

May 29, 2021 Patty Nieberg, Associated Press

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making the state a leader in the nationwide effort to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities. Prateek Dutta, Colorado Policy Director for Democrats […]

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SHAPIRO: When lies matter more than facts

March 22, 2021 Ben Shapiro

Last week, The New York Times ran a long piece re-reporting a supposed race scandal from Smith College. The scandal, originally reported in midsummer 2018, featured a black student, Oumou Kanoute, who claimed that she […]

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Sen. Tillis cosponsors bill aimed at Confucius Institute impact on college campuses

March 17, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has cosponsored a bill targeting the influence of the Chinese Communist Party on college campuses and free speech in higher education. On Mar. 4, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed […]

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ROBINSON: Keeping campus safe should be a priority

February 16, 2021 Jenna Robinson, James G. Martin Center

This week, the UNC Board of Governors will vote on whether to raise the campus security fee at the 16 universities in the UNC System by $30 per student. In a year when many other […]

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