Monthly Archives: January 2010

Our moon shot is already underway

January 25, 2010 – 3:41 pm

Since I started this blog, I’ve discussed a few of Tom Friedman’s columns.  One of the best email props I ever got was on something I wrote where a reader said I was “the funny Tom Friedman.”  I printed that one and put it on my bulletin board. Friedman outdid himself this weekend in my [...]

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Citizen Howes embodies very spirit of town-gown relations

January 25, 2010 – 10:55 am

Last week, we gave a reception for Jonathan Howes, who is retiring from the University after nearly 40 years of service. Jonathan’s most recent role at Carolina was as special assistant to the chancellor for community affairs, and I can’t think of a better example of the title matching the man. As a former mayor [...]

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We’re #1, thanks to many

January 8, 2010 – 9:20 am

Carolina is once again first on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s list of schools that “deliver strong academics at affordable prices.” We’re referred to as “an academic superstar that competes with the Ivies.” The story also says we have “one big advantage over many other public schools: strong state support for financial aid.” Support from the [...]

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Our place is your place; the door is always open

January 6, 2010 – 9:48 am

In the fall, Carolina hosted a fantastic event called the North Carolina Literary Festival. For a few days in September, our campus was swarming with thousands of people who love books, from highbrow literary types to kids eager to meet the guy who writes the scary Goosebumps series.  It was fun, educational and free. At [...]

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