Sept. 27, 2007

Carolina in the News

Chancellor Moeser’s Announcement

Chancellor Moeser’s announcement about stepping down next summer made national news Wednesday and today and has been prominently featured in regional and North Carolina print, broadcast and electronic coverage. News sources cited many accomplishments Carolina has made during Moeser’s tenure, including the launch of the Carolina Covenant, the record-breaking Carolina First Campaign and his stand on academic freedom. Following is a sampling of coverage to date:

National

Campus chief at Chapel Hill will step down in 2008
The Chronicle of Higher Education
James C. Moeser, chancellor of the University of North Carolina’s flagship campus, in Chapel Hill, announced today that he would step down at the end of the academic year.

Quick takes
Inside Higher Ed
James C. Moeser announced Wednesday that he would leave the position of chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the end of the academic year, eight years after he was named to the post.

UNC-Chapel Hill Leader to Retire in '08
The Associated Press (National)
The chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said Wednesday that he plans to step down next June. James Moeser, 68, led the campus though a $2.2 billion fundraising campaign and helped create a program that allows low-income students to graduate debt-free. "The principal lesson I learned as a concert artist was always to get off the stage before the applause stopped," said Moeser, who also is a music professor and former concert organist. The chancellor said the lead time will help the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees in getting his successor on campus when he steps down June 30.

Note:  This Associated Press story was picked up by dozens of national and regional news outlets and on their Web sites, including the following:

The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-BRF-UNC-Chancellor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
The Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire
/sns-ap-brf-unc-chancellor,1,366030.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines&ctrack=4&cset=true
The San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/09/26/national/a152849D19.DTL
The Atlanta Journal Constitution:  http://www.ajc.com/search/content/shared-gen/ap/National/BRF_UNC_Chancellor.html
The Kansas City Star: http://www.kansascity.com/440/story/292135.html
The San Jose Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_7006510?nclick_check=1
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_BRF_UNC_Chancellor.html

Other newspapers using the AP story ranged from The Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News to The Buffalo (N.Y.) News.

North Carolina

UNC-CH chancellor stepping down with class of '08
WRAL-TV (CBS; Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser received a standing ovation Wednesday after announcing he plans to leave the top post to become a professor at the university. His voice cracking, Moeser said he'll relinquish the chancellor's job on June 30, 2008, the end of the academic and fiscal year.

UNC-Chapel Hill leader to retire in '08
The Associated Press (Raleigh, N.C.)
James Moeser said Wednesday he would step down as chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill next June, saying the time was right after a series of successes at the state's flagship higher education campus.

Moeser to step down as UNC-CH leader
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser will step down June 30 after raising $2.2 billion, establishing a nationally recognized financial aid program for the poor, and standing firm on academic freedom in a debate over teaching about the Quran.

Chancellor of UNC to step down in June; Plans to return to teaching
Moeser credited for fundraising campaign, financial aid program
The Charlotte Observer
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser will step down next year, after raising $2.2 billion, establishing a nationally recognized financial aid program for the poor, and eliciting jeers and cheers for his stand on teaching of the Quran.

UNC chancellor James Moeser steps down
WTVD (ABC; Durham)
(09/26/07 -- CHAPEL HILL) - During his State of The University speech Wednesday, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser announced his resignation.

Moeser to step down at UNC
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
After seven years as leader of the state's flagship public university, James Moeser will step down at chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill.

Moeser's eye on work to do in last 'State' address
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Chancellor James Moeser said Wednesday during his State of the University address that UNC is making progress on virtually every priority that the campus has set.

Announcement met with surprise
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The announcement Wednesday that James Moeser plans to step down as chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill in June took many by surprise.

UNC chancellor steps down
WUNC-FM (National Public Radio affiliate, Chapel Hill)
James Moeser surprised students and faculty yesterday by announcing his resignation as the chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill. Moeser, who is 68 years old, said he will retire from his position next June. Dave DeWitt reports.

UNC chancellor to resign
State Government Radio (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser will be stepping down as head of the university sometime next June . Moeser made an emotional announcement concerning his resignation at his annual state of the university address Wednesday. SGR.Com's Josh Ellis was there and today reports on Moeser's announcement as well as his legacy at "Carolina."

Note:  Associated Press coverage also appeared in major state newspapers including The Winston-Salem Journal, Fayetteville Observer, Greensboro News & Record, Wilmington Star-News, Hickory Daily Record, Statesville Record & Landmark, The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City), Lexington Dispatch and Rocky Mount Telegram. Broadcast outlets covering the speech included WTVD (ABC-Durham), WNCN (NBC-Raleigh), News 14 (Time Warner, Raleigh), WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill) and The Daily Tar Heel (www.dailytarheel.com)

For the University’s coverage of the chancellor’s speech and accomplishments since 2000 go to:http://www.unc.edu/chan/special/index.php.

State of the University speech rebroadcast schedule
The University Access Channel, seen on Time Warner Cable Channel 4 in some buildings including residence halls on the UNC campus and in the Chapel Hill community, will rebroadcast Chancellor Moeser’s speech on Thursday, September 27, 7:30 p.m., and Friday, September 28, 7:30 p.m.

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Carolina also made news on a wide range of other topics Wednesday, including the following:

National Coverage

Mixing Tylenol with caffeine may increase the risk of liver damage, study finds
Fox News
A mix of acetaminophen and caffeine may cause liver damage, especially in heavy caffeine drinkers, according to a preliminary study conducted by the University of Washington in Seattle. ... The painkiller was in the news last summer when a University of North Carolina study found that Tylenol, taken for consecutive four days, which is often recommended for some conditions, may put people at risk for liver damage.

Regional Coverage

Furman makes list of top 'green' colleges
The Greenville News (SC)
Furman University is listed by KIWI Magazine among the top 50 colleges and universities nationally for being "environmental conscious," a spokesman said Tuesday. It was KIWI's first "Green College Report," which highlights eco-friendly campuses, officials said. Furman and the University of South Carolina were only two colleges in the state to get the pro-green distinction. Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill also made the list.

State & Local Coverage

Trustees approve Carolina North
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The UNC-Chapel Hill board of trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the plan for the Carolina North research campus, setting the stage for the next step -- a battle with the town of Chapel Hill over the huge development.
Related link: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-884560.cfm
  
Black household income at bottom of chart
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Black households make less money and have higher unemployment rates than any other major racial or ethnic group in the state, census figures released today show. ... In a 2006 study, UNC-Chapel Hill economists found that the influx of uneducated Hispanic workers had depressed wages and had displaced some low-skill African-American workers..

Seven at UNC-CH receive awards
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Seven UNC-Chapel Hill employees have been recognized for their contributions -- five receiving the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence and two, the Excellence in Management Awards.

Gift to lift frosh honors ranks; Jewish center gets gift for fellow
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A $5 million gift will increase the number of first-year students in the honors program by 30 percent at UNC and recognize the contributions of two alumni by creating five new professorships in their names. ...  A $1 million gift to the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies will allow the UNC center to recruit a rising faculty star in modern Hebrew literature and Israeli culture.
Related link: http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/
WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352901087
UNC release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep07/honorsgift092607.html

UNC professors teach class underwater
NBC 17-TV (Raleigh/Durham)
Technology is taking higher education classes to new depths. UNC marine scientists show their students new research that's going on down deep in the Florida Keys.

Chain reaction
Mountain Xpress (Asheville)
Development always seems to be controversial in Asheville, and with City Council elections looming, that goes double. ... Barring chains from a downtown is an unusual measure, says Philip Berke, a professor of city and regional planning at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Issues & Trends

UNC Tomorrow Commission to visit SCC
The Smoky Mountain News
The University of North Carolina Tomorrow Commission, a blue-ribbon group of business, education, government, and nonprofit leaders from across the state, will host 11 community listening forums across North Carolina during September and October to discuss how the multi-campus University can best meet the changing needs of the state and its people over the next 20 years.

 

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