From Higher Ed Works:

Don’t short-circuit chancellor searches
(Sept. 16, 2020) – The President of the UNC System should be able to recommend candidates for chancellor at the System’s 17 institutions. But the President should not be able to dictate finalists in those searches.

Currently, campus boards of trustees name search committees to interview candidates for chancellor. The campus board then recommends at least two finalists to the System President, who then nominates one candidate for a final vote by the System’s Board of Governors.

It is a screening process shared by the entire university community, top to bottom.

The Board of Governors will consider a policy change Thursday that directs the System President to develop a pool of potential chancellor candidates from across the UNC System. That much is good – it’s healthy to identify emerging talent within an organization.

Under the proposed policy, the System President could recommend as many as two candidates to the Board of Trustees conducting a search.

At first glance, this looks bad for the UNC System. Looks like politics could/would creep into the selection process. That is a very bad thing!

NWA49 wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:51 am

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Wouldn't let me sign up.

this passed. Good thing we already had Ken Peacock come through, he probably wouldn't make it now.

This is a terrible look for all of us. Although if you glance at who actually sits on the BOG for the UNC system, its not surprising.

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Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:13 am

NWA49 wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:51 am

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local ... 72935.html

Wouldn't let me sign up.

Right click, choose "incognito" option and you can read the article.

BallantyneApp wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:12 pm

this passed. Good thing we already had Ken Peacock come through, he probably wouldn't make it now.

This is a terrible look for all of us. Although if you glance at who actually sits on the BOG for the UNC system, its not surprising.

Cute move by the BOG to exempt ECU from the new law. None of the malarky coming from the BOG in the last six to eight years passes the smell test! None!