In today’s Pope Center article, Jenna Ashley Robinson discusses minor reform proposals that would go a long way toward boosting public access in the University of North Carolina system and enhancing oversight. In the Tar Heel State, such proposals have received support from both the Left and the Right.

At the system’s Board of Governors meetings, says Robinson, there should be an opportunity for members of the public and students to ask questions and make comments. Also, meetings should be streamed online and held on neutral ground, rather than at the system’s main office building (a setup that, as Robinson points out, has created an “inside baseball” atmosphere and a too-cozy relationship between university officials and system governors).

In a perfect world, transparency would be a no-brainer – something vigilantly upheld by an informed citizenry and ethical policymakers. Unfortunately, and especially in higher education, that’s not always the case. Read more about Robinson’s proposals here and decide if your state’s public university system could use similar “sunlight.”