CHAPEL HILL – Interim UNC System President William Roper knows our state’s public universities have endured budget cuts. But he also knows great organizations constantly look for ways to improve efficiency. “Higher education is expensive,” Roper says in the accompanying video. “If we were to create a great university today from scratch, I don’t think… READ MORE
Roper on UNC System challenges: ‘Settle things down’
CHAPEL HILL – The Interim President of the University of North Carolina System says his job is a remarkable privilege – but he also knows the University faces some trials. “We have some challenges,” Interim President Dr. William L. Roper says in the accompanying video. “And one challenge, just to be direct about it, is… READ MORE
Roper on UNC Charlotte: ‘A horrific event’
CHAPEL HILL – A day after visiting UNC Charlotte following shootings that left two students dead and four injured, Interim UNC System President William L. Roper balanced his sympathy for the victims with praise for the response by UNC Charlotte. “It is a horrific event that one wishes never had happened, never could happen in… READ MORE
BOG/BOT appointments: More of the same
RALEIGH – More of the same. That’s what this year’s appointments to both the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and campus Boards of Trustees appear to have given us. After a week of turmoil and tension over relations between the Board of Governors’ chairman and resigning East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton,1 state… READ MORE
Making it Work with UNC’s Board
By Mary Sue Coleman, PhD President, Association of American Universities As a proud alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), I have watched with dismay as the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) has plunged one of the world’s most respected institutions of higher learning into a crisis. This is the institution… READ MORE
‘A leader of stature’ for UNC-Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL – The UNC System’s interim president has tapped Kevin Guskiewicz – a rising star in concussion research both at UNC-Chapel Hill and nationally – to serve as interim chancellor following the departure of Chancellor Carol Folt. “As I’ve said, UNC-Chapel Hill needs its interim chancellor to be a leader of stature – someone… READ MORE
Statement from former members of UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees
UNC-Chapel Hill is our nation’s oldest public university and among its finest. The UNC System is the state’s most important asset. Strong, accomplished leaders have helped UNC be a catalyst for growth that has made a positive impact in every corner of our state. Today, however, the University faces challenges created by the very people… READ MORE
A deeply troubling development
CHAPEL HILL – In a deeply troubling development, North Carolina’s public universities have lost a second leader with Carol Folt’s announcement Monday that she’ll step down as Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.1 Since Folt arrived in 2013: Applications to UNC-Chapel Hill grew to a record 43,384 (for a first-year class… READ MORE
2018: Questions of leadership and governance
Our top higher-education stories of 2018 fell into several broad categories: LEADERSHIP/GOVERNANCE The year saw large questions of leadership and governance raised but not always answered. In May, the NC Board of Community Colleges named Peter Hans – a former board member with extensive experience in both community colleges and universities – as the new… READ MORE
Margaret Spellings: Accomplishments and challenges
CHAPEL HILL – As she prepares to depart next month as President of the University of North Carolina System, Margaret Spellings can point to both accomplishments and challenges during her three years in the job. “I’m proudest of the strategic plan that we put in place,” Spellings says in the accompanying video. The plan –… READ MORE
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