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Effort to “right-size” the UNC system in the works
Significant changes may be on the horizon for the state’s higher education network, as the University of North Carolina’s governing board considers “right-sizing” the 17-campus system. “The model...
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Politicians took in more than $1 million from UNC Board of Governor hopefuls
John Fennebresque is the current chair of the UNC Board of Governors. The candidates seeking appointments on the University of North Carolina’s governing board aren’t strangers to lawmakers – many of...
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Emails between Tom Ross, UNC Board of Governors show concern about Ross’...
Several members of the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors contacted UNC President Tom Ross in the days after he was pushed to resign, relaying their sorrow about what happened,...
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AOC Director Andrew Heath kept his special judgeship and received an...
On his first day as director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, Andrew Heath got a pay raise of more than $12,000. While the salary hike might be expected for a directorship, Heath’s case is...
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Effort to “right-size” the UNC system in the works
Significant changes may be on the horizon for the state’s higher education network, as the University of North Carolina’s governing board considers “right-sizing” the 17-campus system. “The model...
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Politicians took in more than $1 million from UNC Board of Governor hopefuls
John Fennebresque is the current chair of the UNC Board of Governors. The candidates seeking appointments on the University of North Carolina’s governing board aren’t strangers to lawmakers – many of...
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Emails between Tom Ross, UNC Board of Governors show concern about Ross’...
Several members of the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors contacted UNC President Tom Ross in the days after he was pushed to resign, relaying their sorrow about what happened,...
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AOC Director Andrew Heath kept his special judgeship and received an...
On his first day as director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, Andrew Heath got a pay raise of more than $12,000. While the salary hike might be expected for a directorship, Heath’s case is...
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Gov. Cooper’s new commission will study how the UNC System is governed, but...
Former UNC President Margaret Spellings After years of conflict and controversy within the UNC System, a bipartisan commission will study its governance, but without the power to implement changes,...
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UNC Board of Governors meeting Thursday (at a private Charlotte law firm) to...
John Fennebresque, UNC BOG chair A subcommittee of the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors meets in Charlotte tomorrow to talk about the search for a new president of the 17-campus higher...
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Time for the public to weigh in on UNC system’s next president
Want to offer up your two cents about what type of leader should be at the helm of North Carolina’s public university system? Your chance is here. The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors...
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Emails between Tom Ross, UNC Board of Governors show concern about Ross’...
Several members of the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors contacted UNC President Tom Ross in the days after he was pushed to resign, relaying their sorrow about what happened,...
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Pay for nation’s public university presidents (including UNC) going up
The pay for presidents of public universities is rising, with the median salary for the president of a public university now $428,250. That’s an increase of 7 percent, while two presidents in the...
View ArticleUNC Board of Governors moving ahead with search for new president, releases...
Want to know what the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors is looking for in its next leader? Here’s the 46-page leadership statement (scroll down to read) adopted Thursday by a board...
View ArticleWeekend editorial pages spotlight conservative assaults on education
There were two new and great editorial page “must reads” this past weekend on the state’s education wars. Number One was Gene Nichol’s fine essay in Raleigh’s News & Observer on the public school...
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Search for UNC’s next president picking up, down to individual candidates
The search for the next president of the University of North Carolina system is moving along quickly, with a search committee now looking at individual candidates. An announcement came last night that...
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Push for transparency in finalist names of UNC presidential search ends in...
The state House of Representatives tacked on a provision last night to a bill requiring public disclosure of three finalists for the ongoing search of the University of North Carolina’s next president....
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Emergency meeting called Friday for UNC Board of Governors, decision coming...
The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors will meet Friday for an emergency meeting to discuss the search for a new president of the 17-campus campus. The meeting, scheduled for 1 p.m. on...
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Weekend editorials decry chaos in UNC search
Image: Wikipedia The slow motion train wreck that is the UNC presidential search (be sure to check out this morning’s John Cole editorial cartoon) provoked scathing editorials over the weekend from...
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UNC Faculty Assembly blasts UNC BOG, secretive search for new president
The University of North Carolina’s Faculty Assembly issued a strongly worded statement Friday, saying that the system’s governing board has repeatedly ignored faculty input and pushed forward a...
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