Monthly Archives: November 2010

Building one Carolina, one home at a time

November 29, 2010 – 9:28 am

One of the sad realities about a vibrant, exciting place like Chapel Hill is that not all of us can afford to live here. At Carolina, that means important members of our campus family – research assistants, clerical workers, health aides, housekeepers – are forced to commute long distances or live in substandard conditions. Those [...]

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The best thing about being chancellor

November 10, 2010 – 9:44 am

People often ask me to tell them the best thing about being chancellor. It’s getting letters like this for stuff like this. Our students and staff really did us proud on energy management at Morrison. Rock on with your solar panels, people!

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Go Classics.

November 8, 2010 – 9:18 am

In talking about our book, Engines of Innovation, one thing that Buck Goldstein and I have been stressing is that a liberal arts education is the best way to train innovators. We talked about that a lot in our Inside Higher Ed column and in many of the talks we’ve given. People resonate with this [...]

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Thriller, the Eve Ball and our students

November 3, 2010 – 4:07 pm

I should have known something was up when I got an email that said, “Chancellor Thorp, we were hoping you could join us for a few minutes in The Pit to build awareness for the Eve Ball.” Sure, I said. Then the dancing came up. While trying to come up with a way to weasel [...]

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Tar Heel footprint getting smaller

November 1, 2010 – 8:48 am

At Carolina, we’re proud of the tar on our heels. But the carbon on our footprint is not something to brag about. Because of the dedication of Tar Heels all across campus, I’m pleased to say that we are making great strides toward reducing that carbon footprint. Earlier this month, our latest greenhouse gas inventory [...]

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