CHAPEL HILL (May 2, 2024) – Pro-Palestinian protesters crossed a line Tuesday. Yes, in response to atrocities committed by the militant group Hamas, Israelis have engaged in quite literal overkill among Palestinians in Gaza. And yes, Palestinian supporters have a constitutionally protected right in this country to protest what they see as genocide. But when… READ MORE
A well-earned smackdown
RALEIGH (April 10, 2024) – Call it a well-earned smackdown. On the day Lee Roberts took office as Interim Chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill in January, UNC System leaders sent the Chair of the university’s Board of Trustees a memo reminding him of the limits on the board’s authority and reassigning certain personnel powers to Roberts…. READ MORE
UNC-CH chancellor search launches
CHAPEL HILL (March 23, 2024) – Here we go: The search “advisory” committee for a new chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill met for the first time Thursday under a policy that decidedly shifts control of the process to the UNC System Office. “Good leadership matters profoundly to the faculty, to the staff, to the students… READ MORE
Guskiewicz: “Thank you, Carolina”
CHAPEL HILL (January 8, 2024) – As he prepares to depart UNC-Chapel Hill to become President of Michigan State University, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz shared the following message with the Carolina Community. Carolina has been fortunate to have Guskiewicz at the helm as it navigates troubled waters. We expect a legitimate national search for his successor… READ MORE
Give Roberts a chance
RALEIGH (December 20, 2023) – Give Lee Roberts a chance. As sad and needless as the departure of Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is, UNC-Chapel Hill and the state need Roberts to succeed as the University’s interim chancellor. As a member of the UNC Board of Governors, Roberts has behaved professionally and demonstrated he is plenty smart… READ MORE
They drove him out
EAST LANSING, Mich. (December 8, 2023) – They drove him out. As Higher Ed Works Chair Paul Fulton told us more than two weeks ago, the NC General Assembly, the UNC Board of Governors and especially the current UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees all but made it certain that Kevin Guskiewicz – a MacArthur “genius… READ MORE
Barnett: 60 years after JFK’s death, we should remember what he said at Chapel Hill
EDITOR’S NOTE: For the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, News & Observer Associate Opinion Editor Ned Barnett looked up a speech Kennedy gave at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1961 and found it still bears great relevance today. We reprint it here with permission from the News & Observer. By Ned Barnett RALEIGH (November… READ MORE
UNC Faculty Chair voices support for Guskiewicz
CHAPEL HILL (November 29, 2023) – UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is considering an offer to leave Chapel Hill to become president of Michigan State University.1 In a striking show of support from University faculty, though, Faculty Chair Beth Moracco shared the following letter with Guskiewicz, UNC-CH’s Board of Trustees and the UNC Board of… READ MORE
Perfect example why Guskiewicz needs to stay
RALEIGH (November 29, 2023) – We’re glad John Preyer doesn’t dispute the many ways public education has been damaged in North Carolina. Higher Ed Works Chair Paul Fulton authored a column last week that said it’s no wonder UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is considering a job as president of Michigan State University, given… READ MORE
Little wonder why Guskiewicz might leave
By Paul Fulton WINSTON-SALEM (November 21, 2023) – There’s little wonder why UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is entertaining a new job. Guskiewicz is reportedly a finalist for the presidency at Michigan State University.1 Though he is a nationally renowned expert in neuroscience and concussions, a MacArthur Genius Award winner and a deft administrator,… READ MORE
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