Steve Logan, former East Carolina University head football coach, recently remarked that things don't usually turn out well for head coaches. The same is often true for anyone who serves "at the pleasure" of someone or some group. UNC President Tom Ross is the latest example.
Published: Sunday, January 25th, 2015 @ 2:20 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The UNC Board of Governors perhaps opened a can of worms by allowing three historically black universities to lower their SAT admission standards.
Published: Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 @ 12:25 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The governor of North Carolina is widely acknowledged to be the weakest and least powerful of any in the nation. Governor Pat McCrory is right in being concerned about possible further erosion of that power.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 8:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Leaked email, UNC BOG nominations cause problems for NCGOP, bumps in the road for Senator-in-WaitingFor years, the UNC Board of Governors has been known as a popular destination for political cronies seeking patronage payoffs. Though, recent scandals within the university system had prompted state Republicans to talk up the idea of shaking the place up.
Published: Sunday, July 28th, 2013 @ 2:28 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory applauded action by the UNC Board of Governors today in approving groundbreaking lighting and other energy-saving efforts that avoid $25 million in energy costs.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2013 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The most rewarding thing about teaching biology for Dr. John Stiller is also the most difficult: Helping students reach those "light bulb" moments in which they obviously have grasped the material.
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2013 @ 11:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Last November North Carolina voted for change. We are certainly getting it. At the current pace and expectations state government will undergo the biggest changes most of us have seen.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 8:14 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina's public university system faces a number of challenges. Taxpayer funding has become more limited. Academic expectations are higher.
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2012 @ 10:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nearly two years ago, Gov. Bev Perdue started discussing a subject that in recent years had become taboo in Raleigh: downsizing state boards and commissions.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 6:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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