July 9, 2004

Carolina in the News

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:

International Coverage

A modern breed of political wife
International Herald Tribune, France
America got a fresh glimpse of Elizabeth Edwards and witnessed a thoroughly modern breed of political wife.....She met John Edwards in law school at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Note: This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

National Coverage

Bush, Kerry camps spar over Edwards' readiness
The Baltimore Sun
During his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. John Edwards loved to tell voters, "I am so ready for this fight."..."There's going to be extra pressure on [Edwards] - he's not going to be able to make a mistake," said Ferrel Guillory, the director of the program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The Art and Education Conundrum
American Theatre Magazine
By the time the next issue of American Theatre hits the streets, teachers will be immersed in faculty meetings, freshmen will have started reporting for orientation sessions and young children everywhere will be bemoaning the injustice of a system that threatens to take them away from the joyous pursuits of summer....The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has created a new high-level position to lead the university toward greater arts programming and investment.

State & Local Coverage

Cancer center proposal advances
The Herald-Sun
UNC Chapel Hill's proposed, $180 million cancer center is one of two university system projects that would be funded through a new spending plan approved Thursday by the N.C. Senate.

Play tells UNC professor's life
Kinston Free Press, NC
"Mountain of Hope," a new play based on the true story of the bitter betrayal that led to the death of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Professor Elisha Mitchell on Mt. Mitchell, is premiering this weekend at the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theater at Mars Hill College.

Issues & Trends

State Support for Public Higher Education Is Stronger Than Believed, Report Says
The Chronicle of Higher Education
State governments are not backing away from their commitment to financially support public higher education, according to a new report by a group of top state higher-education officials.
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UC Davis hoping to raise $1 billion
Sacramento Bee
Hoping to propel its standing to the likes of Harvard, Stanford and UCLA, UC Davis is plotting a seven-year fund-raising campaign that university leaders believe could bring in $1 billion.

Panel: Private pay not OK
The News & Observer

Chancellors' state salaries should not be supplemented with money from campus foundations or other private sources, UNC Board of Governors members said Thursday.

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