Anthony Hennen
The Martin Center
Raleigh, NC, United States
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Without Financial Transparency, Colleges Mislabel Research Spending as Instructional — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Public colleges spend public money, but college officials are reluctant to make information about their budgets easy to understand. That aversion to transparency makes it easier to pass non-instructional expenses along to students. Many experts have discussed the problem. But without transparency, it can be hard to show just how much so-called instruction is actually … Continue reading "Without… → Read More
Bill Roundup: The Higher Ed Topics Prioritized by the North Carolina General Assembly — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
May 9 was the “crossover” deadline for bills in the North Carolina General Assembly. For a bill to have survived past that date, it must have either passed at least one chamber or carried a substantial spending component. For bills focused on higher education, about a dozen are left standing—mostly because they contain appropriations. Bills … Continue reading "Bill Roundup: The Higher Ed Topics… → Read More
The High Price of Faculty and Administrative Salaries in the UNC System — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Faculty pay can vary greatly across universities and even within the same university system. Among University of North Carolina schools, the type of institution can matter as much as a professor’s job title. Yet, for even the most highly paid professors, their salaries are eclipsed by administrators. A Martin Center analysis of salary data from … Continue reading "The High Price of Faculty and… → Read More
The Challenges That the UNC System's Top Teachers See for the Future — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Good teaching is vital for college students to learn, but the work demands on professors and what type of work is actually rewarded means that teaching can be of secondary importance. To keep teaching quality high, the University of North Carolina system tries to recognize great teaching. For 25 years, the UNC system has given … Continue reading "The Challenges That the UNC System’s Top Teachers… → Read More
UNC System Schools Profiting Off Unused Student Meals — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
College meal plans can help students avoid buying groceries and cooking for themselves—but they can also cost thousands of dollars each semester. In the University of North Carolina system, some students get a relative bargain, but others pay 60 percent more with fewer spending options. Even though some UNC campuses take in hundreds of thousands … Continue reading "UNC System Schools Profiting… → Read More
Five examples of Art Deco architecture in the District
DC’s wave of Art Deco architecture was short lived, but its influence is still all over the city today. The five structures below show the extent to which Washingtonians embraced the modern architectural style. → Read More
Donald Trump's college reform ideas are surprisingly good
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) The Trump campaign is touting its higher education approach as a “revolutionary” change for students and colleges. Unlike his other exaggerated ideas, his ideas for education could prompt significant improvement. Though Trump’s education platform hasn’t been completed... → Read More
Five great Art Deco buildings in DC
DC's wave of Art Deco architecture was short lived, but its influence is still all over the city today. The five structures below show the extent to which Washingtonians embraced the modern architectural style. → Read More
Millennials aren't 'entitled' or 'lazy'
(AP Photo/John Locher) Millennials get castigated by their elders (and their peers) for being entitled and lazy, but the debate over individual perseverance ignores the structural economic developments that are squeezing young Americans. The growing costs of college, and the rising costs of... → Read More
NPR: Dems' #InTheRed college debt plan 'would benefit higher earners'
(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) A U.S. Senator from Michigan wants to help students with high loan debt by taxing the rich. Senator Debbie Stabenow launched a new initiative, called #InTheRed, to develop support for a proposal that targets students who accumulated large amounts of debt, according... → Read More
Obama's SOTU painted rosy picture for millennials. He's wrong. -...
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool) When President Obama spoke on higher education during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, he was long on... → Read More
Do colleges need nonracial 'economic affirmative action'?
(Associated Press) If higher education is the path that leads to economic and social advancement, college admissions standards should adopt economic affirmative action. So declares a new report from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. In “True Merit,” Drs. Jennifer Giancola and Richard Kahlenberg... → Read More
Are “millennials are ruining the workforce”? Millennials respond
File Photo Another baby boomer has written an “old woman yells at cloud” thinkpiece, blaming the decline of the workforce on millennials’ “obliviousness.” This time, it’s Sandy Hingston at Philadelphia. Weird name choices and a reluctance to accept hierarchy in the workforce has Hingston... → Read More
Barista with a B.A.: Is Millennial underemployment over?
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) The college-educated barista stereotype may be a thing of the past. The Great Recession led to many graduates working at jobs that didn’t require a degree, but economic recovery and some working experience has moved them up through the workforce, according to Fox... → Read More
Smaller student loans more likely to end up in default
(Michael Fleshman/Flickr) Some students might carry a burden of debt that surpasses mathematical possibility, but the cost of the debt isn’t the biggest problem: it’s a lack of earnings. When borrowers default on student debt, it’s not the high-burdened borrowers, but those with the smallest... → Read More
Alabama Rep. files bill 'to eliminate every gun-free zone I possibly can'
(John Westberg/The Modesto Bee via AP) Another legislator has brought concealed weapons on campus to the fore of debate. This time, it’s Alabama. Though the 2016 legislative session hasn’t begun, State Representative Mack Butler pre-filed a bill that would “ensure the right of college students... → Read More
Can colleges increase dismal youth vote turnout?
(AP Photo/Seth Perlman) For youth voting, some expect more from colleges in informing their students. College initiatives to get out the vote, however, might not be enough. Voting registration and transportation issues make it difficult for students to vote, according to The Daily Athenaeum... → Read More
Hope? David Brooks calls Millennials a 'self-reliant generation' -...
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) A new outlook on the millennial generation doesn’t condemn them to a reputation of shirking of socialist agitation. David Brooks, in his New York Times column, declares millennials the “self-reliant generation.” Coming from Brooks, the token conservative for the Times... → Read More
Ben Carson gaffe: Crowd laughs at 5th grader singled out as "worst student"
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) In Iowa elementary schools, “snitches get stitches” is not a well-respected social code. A Ben Carson visit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday started with a self-deprecating joke and ended with one student outed as his class’s “worst student,” according to The... → Read More
The future of campus transit: Driverless taxis
A researcher from the Intelligent Vehicle IT Research Center at Seoul National University shows the smartphone application for the driverless car called Snuber with a fixture on its roof with devices that scan road conditions at Seoul National Universitys campus in Seoul, South Korea. (AP... → Read More