March 17, 2005

Carolina in the News

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

National Coverage

Tulane University campaign takes quantum leap
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
An expanded and renovated library, a new Mississippi River research and education center, an overhaul of Turchin Baseball Stadium and infusions of capital that boost the university endowment above $1 billion are on a lengthy wish list as Tulane University goes public today with a record-setting $700 million fund-raising campaign to bolster the school's standing among elite research institutions....But it is dwarfed by billion-dollar-plus campaigns at 24 out-of-state universities, including a $1.25 billion effort at Vanderbilt University and a $1.8 billion drive at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

State & Local Coverage

'Starting anew' on tuition for UNC
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Last month, the state's higher education governing board said no to tuition increases for in-state students...."I continue to be disappointed that part of the package was disallowed, though I understand why," said Robert Shelton, provost at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Morehead winner pushes herself hard
The Charlotte Observer
Last week, Danielle Allen left track practice early -- something the outgoing Monroe High School senior just doesn't do....But the winners of the prestigious Morehead scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill were being announced that day, and Allen was told to check her e-mail at 5 p.m.

Duke names director of Primate Center, home of lemurs
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Duke University's Primate Center is getting a new director who, in turn, is returning to the animals that inspired her career in evolutionary biology....[Anne] Yoder hopes to forge strong ties with the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, a joint project of Duke, UNC and N.C. State University that is based at Duke.

Tar Heel chosen to lead FCC
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A North Carolina native who got his first taste of politics as president of the student body at UNC-Chapel Hill has been tapped by President Bush to lead the Federal Communications Commission.

2 development agencies opt to operate out of sight
The Charlotte Observer
Most of the economic development agencies in the Charlotte region follow the state's Open Meetings Law, either voluntarily or because the law requires them to do so....That change kept it from having to follow the Open Meetings Law, said David Lawrence, an expert on the Open Meetings Law at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Government.

Issues & Trends

UNC board rotation
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The UNC Board of Governors could look a lot different once the legislature has its say on new members.

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