NC Spin Articles


Take care in adapting to the digital classroom

In ancient Greece, the philosopher Socrates denounced the new technology of “books,” lamenting their lack of interactivity and calling them “orphaned remainders of living speech.” He added...    Read More

January 6, 2015



The ax falls slowly

Editorial by Greensboro Daily News, January 6, 2015. As soon as Kenneth Wainstein released his report about academic misconduct at UNC-Chapel Hill in October, it was clear Jan Boxill was in trouble...    Read More

January 6, 2015

New General Assembly has much to do

The 2015 session of the N.C. General Assembly convenes this month. Republicans again have supermajorities in both chambers, holding 74 of the 120 House seats and 34 of the 50 Senate seats. They will...    Read More

by Becki Gray   |   January 6, 2015



What will 2015's economy look like?

by Mike Walden, William Neal Reynolds professor of Economics, NC State, published in Durham Herald-Sun, January 3, 2015. Economists receive much attention at the beginning of a new year...    Read More

January 5, 2015

Better prospects above us than under our feet

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 5, 2015. Debates over allowing and regulating the hydraulic fracturing process to search for natural gas in North Carolina drew a furor last year. Some...    Read More

January 5, 2015