Carol Folt’s decision to remove Silent Sam’s pedestal as she announced her resignation won plaudits from some on the Chapel Hill campus. But she may have worsened the challenges her successor will face. PREMIUM
Hampshire College’s announcement that it’s seeking a partner to stabilize its finances isn’t a dire warning of its possible demise, but it does risk scaring off current and prospective faculty members and students.
Because of imprecise language in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Duke will pay more tax than the University of Alabama on their expensive coaches’ salaries. PREMIUM
Right now just 9 percent of prisoners get some form of postsecondary education, a new report says. Increasing that number would reduce recidivism, expand the labor pool, and give them better-paying jobs.
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