Later this year, Carolyn Hutchinson won’t be helping to protect and serve the town of Carrboro for the first time in almost three decades.
More than ever before, paying for a higher education costs – a lot.
When a former governor is commissioned to compile a report on an academic scandal at the state’s flagship public university, more than a few onlookers will be interested in the results and the process. This was most certainly the case when former governor Jim Martin released the report on the academic scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The tragic mass shooting incident in Connecticut last week has prompted a range of responses. Police department administrators and school officials have been undoubtedly taking a close look at safety issues as they relate to elementary schools.
This is a dilemma that is not unique to Chapel Hill, but it has led to a series of debates about the nature of free speech. It is a controversy over advertisements on public transit in the town.
One of the challenges faced by administrators in higher education is developing new programs that succeed on a number of fronts.