Another public medical school in North Carolina?
Medical schools are the most expensive academic investments a state can make. The case for any new public medical school must be overwhelmingly compelling. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Art Padilla
A festival of bad ideas
The Kitty Hawk project is a top-down muddle funded with temporary money project that has already scaled back projections and trimmed expectations. Read More
The only constant is change
North Carolina’s universities are strong, but reliance on reputation isn’t a strategy. Read More
The end of pretense
The economic motive of big-time college sports is fully exposed while institutional oversight has disappeared. University presidents and boards remain on the sidelines while it implodes. Read More
Accrediting agencies for universities want control but universities want independence and freedom
Several southern states, including North Carolina, are in the process of creating an alternative regional accrediting agency for their public universities. Why is this happening? Read More
