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PACing them in at UNC-Chapel Hill

The Carolina PAC’s growth and influence has been pretty amazing over the past six years. I remember covering it when the big bond vote was [...]
November 22, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Higher Ed, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: UNC tuition strategy, talking lections, Sharpe gains

This week’s column (a lot of short items, so drive by slowly or you’ll miss something) features a look at UNC’s tuition plans and how [...]
October 20, 2006 | Posted in: Columns, Current Events, Elections, Higher Ed, Media, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Citizen rep appointed to UNC Health Care board

This morning, the UNC Board of Governors approved the appointment of Rev. Bob Seymour, who served as minister of Binkley Baptist for 30 years, to [...]
October 13, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Health Care, Higher Ed, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

UNC Health Care bonuses top $2.5 million

Remember the recent fuss about last year’s bonuses for UNC Health Care’s top brass? Not good timing since the system was already taking considerable heat [...]
October 12, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Higher Ed, Media, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: Winning without books about winning, immigration auditing, poll wrap

This week’s column looks at the book that says the Dems don’t need us here in the South no mo’. ‘Cause, you know, we’re all [...]
October 12, 2006 | Posted in: Columns, Current Events, Economy, Elections, Higher Ed, Media, Politics, Polls | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

New state audit and immigration

A new report by the State Auditor’s office offers another indication that the state is going to step up its review of Social Security information, [...]
October 2, 2006 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events, Higher Ed, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: Budget gloom, UNC BOG studies ethics and more

I’m obviously not an economist, but there are some scary numbers flying around. Is the economy tanking? I dunno. Is our children learning? Here’s the [...]
September 15, 2006 | Posted in: Columns, Current Events, Economy, Elections, Higher Ed, Policy, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Bowles on UNC strategy

Spent some time in the General Administration building for the first time in a long time. After the meeting, Jane Stancil and I got a [...]
September 14, 2006 | Posted in: Economy, Education, Higher Ed, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink