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Ramsey: Most important decision of the decade

April 22, 2020 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

CHAPEL HILL – The search for a new UNC System president has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said last week. But a practiced hand will remain at the helm. “The timeline of the search has certainly been changed,” Randy Ramsey, Chair of the UNC Board of Governors, told the board. Ramsey said he… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Leadership, UNC Board of Governors, UNC System

Lots of ideas to make UNC governance work

March 18, 2020 by Higher Ed Works 7 Comments

By Paul Fulton Higher Ed Works When we launched our “Making Governance Work” series more than six weeks ago, we said we didn’t intend to stipulate outcomes. But a bipartisan consensus emerged that we need to pay attention – and possibly make changes – to the boards that govern our public universities. The essays from… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Governance, UNC Board of Governors, UNC System Governance Series 2020

Govs. Martin, Hunt: Diversify UNC governing boards

March 16, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Martin: Diversity in the classroom and the boardroom By Jim Martin Even at its most refined, governance is messy. There’s no perfect process that can guarantee the right decision. The closest we can come is to make sure every voice is in the room arguing about what’s right.  Diversity of thought is a bedrock principle… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Governance, UNC Board of Governors, UNC System Governance Series 2020

BOG Governance Committee takes up… governance

February 27, 2020 by Higher Ed Works 3 Comments

By David RiceHigher Ed Works CHAPEL HILL (Feb. 20, 2020) –  Following scandals involving individual UNC Board of Governors members who intervened in campus decisions and two East Carolina University trustees who tampered with a student election, the Board’s Governance Committee launched a discussion of proper governance. In the first discussion of what Committee Chair… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Governance, UNC Board of Governors, UNC System Governance Series 2020

Lou Bissette: Building a perfect Board of Governors

February 11, 2020 by Higher Ed Works 16 Comments

By Lou Bissette I am very proud of the UNC System. Our 17 institutions constitute the finest public university system in the nation. I have been fortunate to serve a combined 17 years, first on the Board of Western Carolina University and then on the UNC System Board of Governors. Lately, we have seen a… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Governance, UNC Board of Governors, UNC System Governance Series 2020

History of UNC governance: ‘Lot of cooks in the kitchen’

January 28, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By D.G. MARTIN Former UNC System President Margaret Spellings spoke for many North Carolinians concerned about the state’s public multi-campus university when she questioned, “You know, are we organized for success?  “So we’ve got a Board of Trustees and a chancellor (on each campus), and a President and a Board of Governors (for the System),… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Governance, UNC Board of Governors, UNC System Governance Series 2020

2019: The turmoil continues

December 26, 2019 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Turmoil continued through 2019 among the leadership of individual UNC campuses and the UNC System itself. A new state budget for 2019-21 still hasn’t been adopted; raises for K-12 teachers and higher education faculty are still on hold. And the fate of a statue continued to divert energy from the university’s more noble pursuits. Yet… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2019, At Risk, Great Universities, Leadership, Research, UNC Board of Governors, Where We Stand

Yet another UNC leadership change

October 2, 2019 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

CHAPEL HILL – With the resignation of Harry Smith as Chair of the UNC Board of Governors, we have yet another in a series of leadership changes across the University of North Carolina System. The Board elected Randy Ramsey yesterday to serve the remainder of Smith’s term as Chair until June 30, 2020.1  But this revolving door… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2019, Leadership, UNC Board of Governors

Roper on UNC System challenges: ‘Settle things down’

May 8, 2019 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: Leadership, UNC Board of Governors, UNC System

Making it Work with UNC’s Board

February 20, 2019 by Higher Ed Works 23 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2019, Governance, Leadership, UNC Board of Governors, UNC System

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