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Larry Chavis is clinical professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC. He has taught there for 18 years on a renewable contract. He has now been told that his contract will not be renewed this year. The university has apparently acted in a totally legal way, but Chavis and his supporters are upset: Because of his long service, which seemed to promise some job security. Because a few of his lectures were apparently recorded, by built-in security camera. This arrangement is also apparently legal, though it seems tacky. As far as I know, the faculty...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Board of Education are following the lead of other major cities and eliminating gifted school programs in the name of achieving greater racial and social “equity.” Eleven “high-achieving selective-enrollment schools” will be eliminated, according to Chicago Board of Education CEO Pedro Martinez, to reduce “stratification and inequity.” As we have previously discussed, major cities with failing public education programs are erasing performance gaps in their schools by decapitating the top performers rather than elevating the performance overall. Other schools have also eliminated or lowered proficiency standards to achieve higher passage rates.According to the...

Butlers-in-training flock here to learn the tricks of the trade from 70-year-old Rick Fink, who has served British royalty and aristocracy for more than half a century. Fink, whose stately bearing and traditional dress recall an era filled with balls and hunting parties, is devoted to passing on his considerable knowledge to the next generation of butlers. [...] The recent rise of butling schools -- Fink has several competitors -- illustrates the comeback and the modernization of butling. With the proliferation of millionaires, butlers have become the ultimate household manager. [...] High salaries, the potential for travel, and the challenge...