Don’t short-circuit chancellor search
The following content was created by Public Ed Works. We requested permission to republish it. RALEIGH (May 8, 2024) – There’s a process to choose chancellors at UNC System campuses. Follow it. If there was any doubt university leadership has become hyper-politicized in recent years, state House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger […]
Division Over UNC Protest Reflects Damage from Legislative Interference
Image source: https://www.wunc.org/show/due-south/2024-05-01/unc-chapel-hill-pro-palestinian-protests-student-journalists The UNC campus and the larger Carolina community are deeply divided over the pro-Palestinian protests on campus and the administration’s response. This is a time when our university needs experienced leadership, constructive dialogue and a free exchange of ideas and information. It is a time when North Carolina needs UNC to provide […]
UNC Needs a Full and Frank Discussion on Diversity BEFORE the Board of Governors Acts
With little notice and no discussion, a UNC Board of Governors committee last week recommended eliminating jobs and programs that promote diversity at all 17 campuses. The Coalition for Carolina believes there must be a full, frank and open debate on the issue before the full Board of Governors acts in May. We need, above […]
Trustees Chair John Preyer Got the Memo, But Didn’t Get the Message
The UNC System sent a loud and clear message to the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, but Chair John Preyer clearly doesn’t get it. A Jan. 12 memo to the trustees from UNC System President Peter Hans and Board of Governors Chair Randy Ramsey told the board, as one trustee said, “to stay in our […]
The Coalition Response to Kotis’ Attack and Lee Roberts Video Clips
Just a few hours after our March 20th webinar where UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts engaged in an open and respectful conversation with the Coalition for Carolina, trustee Marty Kotis, once again, pulled out his political hatchet and started swinging away at us. In his attack, Kotis misrepresented our coalition, called former UNC System President […]
A Big Step Forward: UNC System President and Board of Governors Rein in Trustees at Carolina
UNC President Peter Hans and the UNC System Board of Governors have taken significant – and laudable – action to support sound leadership to UNC-Chapel Hill. In an “Administrative Memorandum” to Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and trustees’ Chair John Preyer, President Hans and BOG Chair Randy Ramsey: The memo from is dated January 12, the […]
Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts Vows to be Fair, Open-Minded and Nonpartisan
Lee Roberts told the Coalition for Carolina last week he will be fair, open-minded and nonpartisan as UNC’s interim chancellor. In a wide-ranging 75-minute webinar, Roberts also said: More than 200 people watched the webinar live. Dr. Mimi Chapman and Roger Perry, two of our co-founders, moderated and posed questions to Roberts. You can watch […]
Former UNC Leaders Map a Path for the Future
Three former leaders of the University of North Carolina shared hope that we can overcome political “chaos” and “shenanigans” and restore sound, positive leadership to the UNC System and to Carolina. Former system presidents Tom Ross and Margaret Spellings and former UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp addressed the problems – and the potential – in a […]
We’re Hoping for a Better Year for Carolina
After a year marred by political interference and governance overreach at UNC, the Coalition for Carolina holds high hopes for a better 2024. We are deeply concerned by the departure of Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz. But we are hopeful that Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts, who starts January 12, will be a strong and stabilizing leader. We […]
Welcome to the Hot Seat, Lee Roberts!
Image source: https://www.unc.edu/posts/2023/12/15/former-state-budget-director-named-interim-chancellor/ The Coalition for Carolina is hopeful about Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts. He seems to bring an open mind to the challenge. We bring an open mind to his appointment. We’re encouraged that he has pledged to work “in a nonpartisan way.” We’re heartened that when asked “who his boss is, within a […]