Fealty, Power Grab, Politicization, and, ‘the Enemy’
More Politicization of Higher Education “Ben Sasse, the Nebraska senator, arrived in Florida in February 2023 to help cement a … makeover of one of the nation’s top five public universities. The University of Florida had lured the senator with an unusual $10 million, five-year contract, possibly the most lucrative ever for a public university president. Gov. […]
News You Can Use
We’re all inundated with emails and texts about the election which can get overwhelming, so we thought we’d pick a few newsworthy items to share with you this week. ______________________________________________________________________________ From the Assembly “Two UNC-Chapel Hill trustees are running for state office. Their campaigns are one more sign that the politics of public higher education […]
Vote to Support Carolina
As we head to the polls over the next few weeks, there are many important national issues, and several high profile local issues, that make the headlines each week and will influence our votes. A local issue that is not making a lot of headlines is how the outcome of the election will impact UNC […]
Romper Room: Trustees Fail UNC Again
In just four days last week, the current Board of Trustees once again showed that they are incapable of being entrusted with the state’s “priceless gem,” the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. To recap: Here are the details: Boliek: Using UNC to Campaign Boliek was wrong to use his official actions as a […]
We’re Mad as Hell … and We’re Raising Hell
Yes, we’re angry about what is happening to Carolina, and we’re going to keep raising hell about it. In fact, we’re going to turn up the heat. Because the partisan political attacks on UNC are getting worse. Politicians in Raleigh Must Stop meddling at Carolina and hurting this great University. Not only do we fear […]
The 2022 Election is Over – Now What?
We are hopeful that the lack of a supermajority in the NC House will lead to more bipartisan cooperation with respect to public higher education governance and representation on boards of trustees. In celebrating the supermajority win in the NC Senate, Senator Berger touted one of his priorities as delivering “quality education”. We agree that […]
You Can Change How Carolina Is Governed
In case you missed all of the campaign signs and political commercials, here is yet another reminder that an election is just around the corner. Voting in the 2022 mid-terms starts on Thursday October 20, 2022 with One-Stop Early Voting. If you are concerned about politicization and governance overreach hurting our beloved Carolina, then we […]