September 9, 2002

Carolina in the News

Current National Coverage

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

Ranking America's Leading Universities on Their Success in Integrating African Americans 
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Carolina ranks sixth nationwide in measures of institutional racial integration, including recruitment of 
black faculty and students, according to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. "In recent years 
the administration of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has made a concerted effort to 
increase the level of black students and black faculty on campus," the journal reported. 'The university
is particularly strong in the categories dealing with student diversity.
To see the journal's summary of the rankings, go to 
http://www.jbhe.com/features/36_leading_universities.html
(Note: A related story appeared in today's News and Observer 
http://newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/1715378p-1730853c.html)

The Top Business Schools
The Wall Street Journal
The Kenan-Flagler Business School's MBA Program was ranked No. 12 in the new Wall Street Journal 
rankings published today in a special section. Kenan-Flagler ranked 17th in last year's ranking and was 
the only southeastern U.S. school ranked in the top 15. Sub-category rankings of Kenan-Flagler include: 
second in management consulting in the industry rankings, fourth among public schools, fifth among 
"hidden gems" (see the bottom of today's Carolina in the News for the full text of this story), and eighth 
among large schools (enrollment of 500 or more.) 

The Journal's new rankings are based on the opinions of recruiters who recruit full-time MBA graduates. 
The final sample of business schools eligible and available for rating included 187 U.S. schools and 73 non-
U.S. schools. The 2002 ranking is based on a survey of the opinions of 2,221 MBA recruiters. A total of 
50 business schools are rated and ranked, and each school was rated by a minimum of 20 MBA
recruiters. Each school rating is based on perceptions of the school and the school's students (80%) and 
on the school's "mass appeal" (20%) as defined by the total number of recruiters who recruit from that 
school.

34 Colleges Announce Events to Mark the Anniversary of September 11
The Chronicle of Higher Education
... James Moeser, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will lead an outdoor 
convocation on Wednesday in memory of the six alumni who died in the attacks. A volunteer fair and 
a candlelight vigil will be held later in the day
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/09/2002090908n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)

'The Heart of Islam': Articles of Faith
The New York Times
In declaring war on terrorism last year, President Bush was careful to reject the terrorists' attempt to tie 
their murderous acts to the religion of Islam, and many commentators followed his lead in saying that the 
terrorist avowals of faith as motivating murder were perversions of true Islam... These straightforward 
points are also made in Michael Sells's ''Approaching the Qur'an'' (White Cloud Press, $21.95), the 
book that brought the rage of the state legislature down on the University of North Carolina because it 
was required freshman reading. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/08/books/review/08CARROLT.html
(Note: The New York Times requires free registration to access articles.)

Anger, the Heavy Burden (Commentary)
Los Angeles Times
No American will ever forget where he or she was on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. I'm no exception, 
though that date will always mark two major events in my life... There's not much doubt among 
scientists that, over time, hostility harms the human body, especially the cardiovascular system. For 
example, a 2000 study by researchers at the University of North Carolina found that people who are 
most prone to anger are nearly three times more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who are the 
least hotheaded. 
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-man9sep09.story
(Note: The Los Angeles Times requires free registration to access articles.)

Soul-searching on Islam covers militant path
Miami Herald
After Muslim extremists burned down Javed Nazir's newspaper in Pakistan and threatened him with death 
for blasphemy, he and his wife, Ameera, fled to the United States... In recent weeks, evangelist Franklin 
Graham angered Muslims by calling their faith evil and accusing Islam of encouraging violence, and 
Americans sparred over whether the University of North Carolina should have assigned students to read 
a book about the Koran.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/entertainment/4017132.htm

Schools return to bad old days
Baltimore Sun
It was preaching to the choir amid the rubble of the church. Civil rights leaders, researchers, lawyers and 
students gathered in Chapel Hill, N.C., last weekend for a conference with an interrogatory theme: "The 
Resegregation of Southern Schools?"... The conference sponsors, Harvard's Civil Rights Project and 
the University of North Carolina's Center for Civil Rights, expected 200, but 500 signed up. 
http://www.sunspot.net/news/local/bal-md.edbeat08sep08.story

In N.C., Democrats recapture spotlight from Elizabeth Dole
Baltimore Sun
For months, Elizabeth Dole's journey home to seek retiring Jesse Helms' Senate seat captured the political 
attention in North Carolina. Now she's sharing the spotlight with the Democrats and another Senate 
candidate just back from Washington... But Thad Beyle, a political science professor at the University 
of North Carolina, says Bowles is no shoo-in for the Democratic primary Tuesday.
http://www.sunspot.net/news/bal-te.dole08sep08.story

Regional Coverage

N.C. Senate race soon to escalate
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
North Carolina's closely watched U.S. Senate race heralds a new political era for the Old North State. 
It no longer includes the legendary Sen. Jesse Helms, a conservative icon for three decades... The 
campaign will get more serious after Tuesday, however. ''There is the war, but there's also the more 
traditional gut issues of the economy and trade,'' said Ferrel Guillory, founder of the Program on 
Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/monday/news_d3c79381102051ae00b2.html

Was UNC right to require reading of Islam book? (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Sun-News (South Carolina)
By assigning students a book about the Quran, the University of North Carolina is encouraging students to 
think critically about the reasons behind the attacks the United States experienced Sept. 11...
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/4028715.htm

Selective understanding is not sound education (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Sun-News (South Carolina)
There are fireworks at the University of North Carolina and the school year has barely started. 
For the incoming freshman class the university required reading Michael A. Sells' book "Approaching the 
Qur'an: The Early Revelations." Once that assignment was made, the sky over Chapel Hill was ablaze. 
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/4028719.htm

A judge hearing the case of a teen accused of killing
The State (Columbia, SC)
A judge hearing the case of a teen accused of killing an 8-year-old boy nearly three years ago has one 
less option in determining whether or where he'll be tried... "Our juvenile courts are for children -- not 
adults," said Janet Mason, a juvenile law expert at the Institute of Government at the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/4028931.htm

State and Local Coverage

A stirring address (Editorial)
Chapel Hill News
UNC Chancellor James Moeser struck all the right notes last week in his annual "state of the university" 
address.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/1706735p-1723510c.html

Listening post: Being great and good (Speech Transcript)
News and Observer
From the State of the University address by UNC-CH Chancellor James Moeser. We have a 
responsibility to manage this university through these difficult times. We accept that responsibility..
http://newsobserver.com/news/q/story/1712964p-1729043c.html

$3 million tool could lure jobs 
News and Observer
Employers in the computer-chip business say a $3 million research tool that UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. 
State University plan to purchase likely will produce a better stable of workers.
http://newsobserver.com/business/story/1702312p-1720017c.html

Growing apart. . . (Editorial)
News and Observer
Evidence of school resegregation cannot be ignored. New leadership must demand equal education 
opportunity... Researchers from around the country unveiled startling evidence of that turnaround at a 
national conference sponsored by the UNC Center for Civil Rights last week in Chapel Hill.
http://newsobserver.com/editorials/story/1708943p-1725735c.html

. . .acting locally (Editorial)
News and Observer
Racial segregation begins with a choice that is an American birthright: Where to live. And the truth is that 
people tend to cluster among others just like themselves... While they were in Chapel Hill, the nation's
experts on segregation in public schools had some ideas worth considering in the Triangle. 
http://newsobserver.com/editorials/story/1708944p-1725908c.html

One year later, polls peek at our state of mind
Charlotte Observer
Gary Isaac felt horror and anger as he watched the World Trade Center collapse, killing eight friends 
inside... One in four Carolinians said they or a family member have renewed their religious faith and 
reconnected with friends and family. Thirty-one percent of those surveyed ages 18 to 34 said they have 
reconnected with lost loved ones. That's not surprising, said Andrew Perrin, a sociology professor at 
UNC Chapel Hill...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/4028666.htm

Triangle struggles with how it will mark Sept. 11 
News and Observer
A year ago, people knew by instinct what to do on Sept. 11. They canceled plans, left work and sat in 
stunned silence in front of televisions. They called family and friends. They cried and prayed... "I think 
it's going to take a long time before we really understand what September 11, 2001, did to how we think 
about the world and how we ought to commemorate it," said Andrew Perrin, a UNC-Chapel Hill
sociology professor who studies popular culture.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1708985p-1725889c.html

Sept. 11 boosted public health topics 
The Herald-Sun
Bill Roper remembers the days when he and a few other public health specialists across the country stood 
alone in calling for more resources and better systems to deal with public health crises... Now President 
Bush and Congress are singing the same tune Roper and his colleagues have sounded for years. More
importantly, federal officials are backing their commitment to improve public health responsiveness with 
billions of dollars, some of which have benefited UNC’s School of Public Health, where Roper works 
as dean. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-265270.html

UNC leaders call for more faculty to attend rituals 
The Herald-Sun
Fearing that the pomp and ceremony of traditional academic rituals are on the decline at UNC, university 
leaders are urging faculty to take the historic customs more seriously. Chancellor James Moeser was one 
of several UNC leaders to urge faculty recently to attend both the upcoming University Day and next year’s 
May commencement in larger numbers than in the recent past. At a meeting of UNC’s Faculty Council 
Friday, Moeser implored faculty to take the traditions seriously. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-265204.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

OWASA declares water emergency
Chapel Hill News
Faced with the spectre of dry reservoirs by next summer, Orange Water and Sewer Authority announced 
emergency conservation measures and UNC officials directed all of the university's primary water-use 
operations to come up with conservation plans within a matter of days... "Virtually the entire university 
leadership attended, along with representatives from the major water-use areas: utilities, housing, food 
service, grounds, athletics and so on," said Nancy Suttenfield, vice chancellor for finance and 
administration.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/1706782p-1723612c.html

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please call Cathleen Keyser or Mike McFarland at News Services, 
(919) 962-2091 or news@unc.edu or mike_mcfarland@unc.edu
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The Wall Street Journal
September 9, 2002 

The Hidden Gems

Some schools just don't get the respect they deserve. Here are 10 of them
By RONALD ALSOP

Many companies called M.B.A. recruiting "an embarrassment of riches" this year, with so many top students 
competing for so few jobs.

Nonetheless, some business-school treasures may have gone undiscovered. Even in a dismal job market, 
recruiters say, some business schools and their students don't enjoy the reputations they deserve and remain 
"hidden gems."

In this year's Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive survey, recruiters named the following schools most often 
when asked which M.B.A. programs produce excellent graduates but aren't typically considered top-tier 
schools.

This year's hidden gems form an eclectic collection -- from a small private New England school focused on 
entrepreneurship to a foreign school with a reputation for finance to public universities with strong ties to 
corporate America and the heartland. The list includes 11 schools; two tied for third place and two for 10th 
place.

Babson College and Vanderbilt University claimed the top two spots once again with the most nominations. 
The University of Maryland, Brigham Young University, Wake Forest University and Michigan State 
University also made the list a second time, but the other five schools are first-time gems.

The schools are widely dispersed, but the majority are Southern and Midwestern. There's a nearly even 
split of private and public universities.

But small is clearly a virtue in the hidden-gems list. Though large schools dominate the top 10 in the overall 
ranking, only two of the 11 hidden gems -- Indiana University and the University of North Carolina -- enroll 
more than 500 full-time M.B.A. students.

What makes these underrated schools dazzle some recruiters? Though distinctive, the hidden gems do share 
some of the same alluring facets. Recruiters find their graduates loyal and congenial team players with a solid 
work ethic. Their skills tend to be well rounded. And they have realistic expectations about their job
responsibilities and compensation.

One recruiter's observation about North Carolina is typical of the many comments about what makes the 
hidden gems glitter. "M.B.A.s at schools like Harvard and Duke are so arrogant that I just can't take it as an 
employer," says Lisa Granick, a consultant at Fletcher Spaght Inc. in Boston, but students at the University 
of North Carolina are "wonderfully open and well prepared. Maybe because the school isn't top tier, the 
students feel they have to try harder."

No. 1 Babson College
Olin Graduate School of Business

Babson, considered one of the leading M.B.A. programs for entrepreneurship, topped the list of hidden gems 
for the second consecutive year but dropped out of the overall ranking. It received enough recruiter ratings in 
the survey to be eligible for the overall ranking, but its score wasn't high enough to make the top 50. Last year, 
the Wellesley, Mass., college ranked 40th in the survey.

Babson students received high marks for entrepreneurial skills and teamwork. Recruiters called students 
"practical" and "open-minded," but were less impressed with their international perspective, strategic thinking 
and awareness of corporate social-responsibility issues.

Going beyond the regular curriculum, M.B.A. students are encouraged to "think outside the box" through arts 
projects. First-year students study with painters, dancers, musicians, poets and puppeteers, who offer their 
perspectives on the nature of creativity. At a recent design fair at Babson, students displayed creativity with 
products such as a rotating beach chair that turns with the sun.

Babson is even trying to inspire budding entrepreneurs -- and possibly future applicants -- at Boston middle 
schools. M.B.A. students volunteer to teach middle-schoolers business analysis, competitor evaluation and 
pricing strategies.

No. 2 Vanderbilt University
Owen Graduate School of Management

Recruiters who named Vanderbilt a hidden gem praised its friendly atmosphere and "nurturing small classes." 
Dean William Christie has contributed his own personal touch to creating a close-knit community. He took a cue 
from the Peanuts comic-strip character Lucy and set up a booth in the Owen School lobby on Tuesday afternoons 
with a banner declaring "The Dean Is In."

Vanderbilt's overall ranking slipped to No. 26 from No. 16 last year. Recruiters gave students top marks for 
analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work well in teams. But the Nashville, Tenn., school received 
low ratings forits faculty's expertise and students' international perspective and awareness of corporate social-
responsibility issues.

The electronic-commerce pioneer among business schools, Vanderbilt believes the dot-com failures show more 
than ever how important it is to learn which business models work and which don't on the Internet. So Vanderbilt 
is barreling ahead with new ventures such as eLab, a virtual laboratory professors and students use to study 
consumer behavior. ELab includes a consumer panel and simulated e-commerce sites where customer interactions 
can be observed.

No. 3 University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business

In naming Maryland a hidden gem, recruiters cited its graduates' strong mix of technical and business skills. Some 
recruiters warn, however, that Maryland should broaden its curriculum to avoid becoming an "e-commerce 
boutique."

The Smith School in College Park, Md., did jump on the Internet bandwagon in a big way, and despite the dot-com 
bust, it recently added an e-management concentration and the Center for E-Service, which helps companies
improve service and increase the loyalty of online consumers.

Maryland ranked 16th overall in the survey, down slightly from 13th place last year. Many companies consider 
Maryland a good value for the money they invest in recruiting there and report success with the graduates they have 
hired. Recruiters also gave Maryland M.B.A.s high marks for their communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork, 
and analytical and problem-solving abilities. But recruiters gave lower ratings to the career-services office and to the 
graduates for their international perspective and awareness of corporate social-responsibility issues.

Like many schools, Maryland makes sure its students receive ethics lessons, but its approach is novel: Students travel 
by bus to a federal prison and listen to the stories of white-collar criminals.

No. 3 Brigham Young University
Marriott School of Management

Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young's business school shines as a hidden 
gem because of its graduates' strong personal values and work ethic.

Brigham Young ranked 38th overall in the survey, up from 41st place last year. Many recruiters say there's chemistry, 
or general good feelings, about the Provo, Utah, school, and that they are likely to recruit "stars" who will be 
promoted within their companies. Recruiters also gave students high marks for communication and interpersonal 
skills, leadership potential and a team orientation. Brigham Young received its lowest scores for the amount of work 
experience graduates have, their entrepreneurial skills and their original and visionary thinking. Some recruiters also 
called for more diversity among the students.

Brigham Young stresses the international nature of business, and most students come with some global credentials in 
hand already. Many have performed missionary work abroad, nearly 80% are bilingual and more than 20% speak a 
third language. "What I like about Brigham Young students is their maturity," says a recruiter in the health-care 
industry. "They have had unique life experiences in their missionary work."

No. 5 University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Kenan-Flagler Business School

North Carolina's business school lists teamwork and leadership among its core values, and recruiters cited both in 
naming it a hidden gem. They praised students for being both well-mannered and well-rounded in their academic skills.

North Carolina advanced five spots this year in the survey to 12th place. Many recruiters said the chemistry is strong with 
North Carolina, meaning they have generally good feelings about the school and its students. They gave students high 
marks for teamwork, fit with the corporate culture and their general-management perspective. North Carolina received 
its lowest scores for students' entrepreneurial skills and international perspective.

A distinctive feature is a concentration in Sustainable Enterprise, which teaches students to balance profitability with 
environmental and social responsibility. Last fall, the Aspen Institute and World Resources Institute honored North 
Carolina as one of the top business schools in the world teaching social and environmental responsibility.

No. 6 Washington University
John M. Olin School of Business

Calling Washington a second-tier school on its way up, recruiters like its students for their "Midwestern values."

Washington's overall ranking in the survey dropped eight spots to 32nd place. Recruiters gave the St. Louis school high 
marks for the quality of graduates they have hired in the past, and students were singled out for their analytical and 
problem-solving skills, teamwork abilities and fit with the corporate culture. But they received much lower grades for 
entrepreneurial skills and awareness of corporate social-responsibility issues.

One of the smaller M.B.A. programs, Washington is a strong believer in the value of real-world experiences. Students 
do management consulting for specific clients and work with nonprofit agencies on business problems. They also map 
out business plans in a course called the "hatchery." For example, M.B.A. students worked with researchers and 
professors on commercializing technology that shortens data-retrieval time for disk drives.

Olin M.B.A. students also work on problems in the St. Louis public schools, teaching school principals management 
skills that sometimes result in improved classroom behavior, less after-lunch tardiness and higher student test scores.

No. 7 Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management

Pleased with Wake Forest's "smart students who are hungry and humble," recruiters again declared it a hidden gem.

"I like the fact that Wake Forest students are down to earth and realize they have to prove themselves and earn respect 
on the job," says Rolando Larino, who recruits for GlaxoSmithKline PLC. "They aren't like some M.B.A.s who feel 
they're above the job."

Wake Forest fell to 23rd place from 11th in the overall ranking. Recruiters gave students high marks for their fit with the 
corporate culture and teamwork skills, but lower ratings for international perspective and work experience.

The Winston-Salem, N.C., school promotes itself as one of the most personalized M.B.A. programs, with small classes 
that increase interaction among classmates and professors.

Many schools conduct business-plan competitions, but Wake Forest's certainly qualifies as one of the most creative -- 
and challenging. Teams of M.B.A. students from schools around the country participate in the Babcock Elevator 
Competition and try to parlay a two-minute elevator ride with an actual venture capitalist into funding for a business 
concept.

No. 8 Michigan State University
Eli Broad Graduate School of Management

Recruiters named Michigan State a hidden gem once again, noting its focus on corporate America rather than just Wall 
Street and management consulting.

Scott Reoch, a consultant for KPMG Consulting in Grand Rapids, Mich., also is impressed with the turnaround in the 
career-services department. "It's become more of a first-class operation with resumes and rooms ready to roll when 
recruiters arrive," he says. "The students are more polished and have some coaching" before they meet recruiters.

Michigan State's overall ranking slipped a notch to 13th place. Recruiters gave students at the East Lansing campus high 
scores for teamwork, analytical and problem-solving skills, fit with the corporate culture and willingness to relocate. But 
they are considered weak on international perspective, entrepreneurial skills and general management point of view.

Michigan State's M.B.A. program is best known for its supply-chain management specialization, and more than 40% of 
the graduates take jobs in operations and production management.

The school stresses its "team-intensive environment" and has developed a core course on leadership and teamwork. 
Students are especially proud of one team accomplishment: For three consecutive years, Michigan State has collected the 
most food per student (550 pounds per M.B.A. in 2001) in the M.B.A. Food Fight competition. The national contest 
involving 20 schools gives the food to charities.

No. 9 Indiana University
Kelley School of Business

Calling Indiana's eager, highly motivated students "underappreciated," recruiters cited the school's strengths in marketing 
and accounting.

Kelly McCracken, a recruiter for AMR Corp., says she has noticed "an improvement in the caliber of students" and finds 
that the career-placement office is grooming students better for job interviews.

The Bloomington school jumped to 14th place in the ranking from 23rd last year. Many recruiters cited past success 
with the quality of graduates they have hired. They also gave graduates high marks for teamwork, analytical and problem-
solving abilities, and communication and interpersonal skills. Students scored lower on international perspective, 
entrepreneurial skills and awareness of corporate social-responsibility issues.

M.B.A. students can become part of one of several "academies," including consulting, entrepreneurship, global experience, 
health-care administration, investment banking, retailing and consumer marketing, and sports and entertainment. In addition 
to taking specialized courses, academy members travel and meet executives in their fields of study. For example, the 
entertainment academy ventures to New York to visit such organizations as AOL Time Warner Inc., the Women's 
National Basketball Association and Island Def Jam Music Group.

No. 10 Rice University
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management

Recruiters describe Rice as "an emerging star" that isn't on enough company radar screens because it remains too focused 
on the Houston area.

Rice received enough recruiter ratings in the survey to be eligible for the business-school ranking, but its overall score 
wasn't high enough to make the top 50. Last year, Rice ranked 46th in the survey.

This year, Rice earned its best score for being a good value for the money invested in the recruiting effort. Recruiters also 
gave its students high marks for their communication and interpersonal skills, their teamwork, and their analytical and 
problem-solving skills. But recruiters rated Rice much lower for its faculty expertise and its graduates' international 
perspective and entrepreneurial skills.

The Jones School of Management developed a new curriculum in 1998 that emphasizes leadership and communication 
skills, information technology and ethics. The most important change was an increase in practical experience. In the Action 
Learning Project, students consult for such companies as Continental Airlines and Duke Energy Corp. on issues like brand 
image, e-commerce strategies and new-product development.

Given Rice's Houston location, it isn't unusual for more than a third of the graduates to join energy and utility companies. 
But with Enron Corp.'s stunning collapse, Rice has lost a major recruiter.

No. 10 University of Toronto
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Impressed by Toronto's strong finance curriculum, recruiters made the Rotman School the first foreign school to earn the 
hidden-gem distinction.

The school also broke into the overall ranking for the first time this year, in 46th place. Graduates received top scores for 
communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork, the ability to drive results and a general management point of view. 
Recruiters found them weakest in international perspective and awareness of corporate social-responsibility issues.

These days, many business schools talk about an integrated curriculum, but Toronto's Rotman School is one of the most 
active proponents of moving away from the traditional approach of dividing an M.B.A. program into neat functional areas 
like marketingand finance. Instead, the Rotman School is trying to emphasize in many courses how the various disciplines 
interrelate -- often in a rather messy way -- in the business world.

Toronto offers several dual-degree programs with its M.B.A., including a master's of arts in Russian and East European 
studies for people seeking management careers in the post-Cold War world.