Monthly Archives: August 2009

Learning from the Courtland Smith Tragedy

August 28, 2009 – 4:12 pm

We are deeply saddened by the death of Courtland Smith. From the perspective of a parent and a chancellor, there is truly nothing worse than losing a young person. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends as they grieve and cope with such a great loss. When I called Courtland’s father in [...]

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I Know What Carolina Did This Summer

August 24, 2009 – 8:46 am

I suppose you’ve noticed by now that Carolina’s students are back in town. On campus, move-in started Friday, and classes for all students will begin Tuesday. But I don’t expect many professors will open their lectures the way our elementary school teachers began the first day of class, by asking their students what they did [...]

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Free bus rides a way of life, on campus and off

August 3, 2009 – 11:37 am

Free is all the rage now. Yahoo e-mail comes with infinite disk space.  Google searches are free.  The hip bands are making their music available online for nothing. It goes on. Chris Anderson, editor of Wired Magazine, summarizes all of this in his new book “Free: The Future of a Radical Price.” The hard copy [...]

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