November 5, 2012 – 11:59 am
In the last of five posts, I’ll look at one more force faced by public universities, as described by Hunter Rawlings during his recent talk at Carolina. Rawlings is president of the American Association of Universities. Watch his talk on the video at the end of this post. Finally, Rawlings cited intercollegiate athletics as an [...]
November 2, 2012 – 8:12 am
In the fourth of five posts, I’ll look at one more force faced by public universities, as described by Hunter Rawlings during his recent talk at Carolina. Rawlings is president of the American Association of Universities. You can watch his presentation at the end of this post. The next force cited by Rawlings was ‘ideological [...]
October 13, 2012 – 5:49 pm
On the morning of University Day, we were planning for the honoring of our distinguished alumna and alumnus awards and getting ready for the ceremony where Jamie Bartram would talk about The Water Institute and its work. Before I left for the office, I got a text from News Services that said, ‘please call. urgent’. [...]
October 8, 2012 – 2:44 pm
On October 7, 2012, I was honored to make some remarks at a gathering to remember and honor Doris Betts, beloved writer, teacher and public servant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Thank you, Bland (Simpson), for allowing me to be with you today. Today is an important celebration. I’m pleased to be able to welcome you all on behalf [...]
Studies indicate that one in five women will have experienced sexual assault by the time they complete college. We all need to work at keeping our community a safe one for every person, and that’s why April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We’ve organized a series of programs and events at UNC to raise public [...]
January 20, 2012 – 11:46 am
Earlier this week, Andrew Young was in town to give the Martin Luther King Jr. lecture. He was kind enough to sit down with me for a few minutes to talk about his life and his take on our complex world. There aren’t many people who worked with Dr. King on the civil rights movement, [...]
October 24, 2011 – 12:14 pm
In addition to playing one of their songs at the gala concert (see earlier post), I also had the chance to talk to Alan and Marilyn Bergman in the studio about their careers and their advice for students. They were in town for Alan to receive a Distinguished Alumnus Award at University Day. Alan talks [...]
October 19, 2011 – 8:59 am
Last week, when we honored Carolina alumnus Alan Bergman at University Day, the music department held a gala concert where the students performed Bergman’s songs. Alan’s collaborator and wife Marilyn was also there. Their lyrics still sing perfectly, and their collaborators are the best in the business – Quincy Jones, Michel Legrand, Dave Grusin, Marvin [...]
Whenever I get the chance, I like to go to Boshamer Stadium and watch the Diamond Heels play ball. The ping of the aluminum bat making contact with the baseball, the smell of the hot dogs, the contrast of the bright green grass and the Carolina blue sky – a summer afternoon or evening just [...]
In just two weeks, the Class of 2011 will be graduating in Kenan Stadium. Anyone who has been to Carolina knows what an impact this institution and the surrounding community make on an individual. But I sometimes wonder if people outside the campus realize what an impact our students make on their community during their [...]