- BOG Governance Committee takes up… governanceBy David RiceHigher Ed Works CHAPEL HILL (Feb. 20, 2020) – Following scandals involving individual UNC Board of Governors members who intervened in campus decisions and two East Carolina University trustees ...Read more
- Jenkins and Smith: Stable leadership to move NC forwardBy Dale Jenkins and Andrea Smith North Carolina’s not just growing, it’s thriving. Ranked by Forbes as the Best State in America for Business in 2019 for the third straight year, ...Read more
- Don Flow: Accountability, not activismBy Don Flow The UNC System is the most important institution in North Carolina. It is the distinctive difference between our state and every other southern state. It sets us apart. It ...Read more
- Gordon Gee: Put the skunk on the tableBy E. Gordon Gee As chief executive at five universities—with five different governing schemes and prevailing philosophies—I have learned one overriding truth about university governing boards: They love you until they ...Read more
- Belle Wheelan: Stay in your laneASHEVILLE – Proper governance of the University of North Carolina System is not a new issue. At a July 2017 meeting of the UNC Board of Governors in Asheville, Dr. Belle ...Read more
- Lou Bissette: Building a perfect Board of GovernorsBy Lou Bissette I am very proud of the UNC System. Our 17 institutions constitute the finest public university system in the nation. I have been fortunate to serve a combined ...Read more
- Hugh McColl: Give our universities room to workBy Hugh McColl States need certain ingredients to be great. They need globally competitive industries like biotech, international financial centers like Charlotte, and an arts and entertainment community that gives families ...Read more
- Burr and Bowles: Strengthening the UNC System for future generationsBy Richard Burr and Erskine Bowles The University of North Carolina (UNC) System’s 17 institutions have given generations of students a top-tier education. Our universities have achieved a standard of excellence ...Read more
- Thorp and Goldstein: Principles for governance reformBy Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein Introduction: Universities falling short? We are honored to help introduce an ambitious series of articles on university governance and hopefully begin an important conversation that directly ...Read more
- Introduction: Universities falling short?By Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein We are honored to help introduce an ambitious series of articles on university governance and hopefully begin an important conversation that directly impacts the future ...Read more