UNC announces new vice chancellor for finance and administration
After months of interviews and closed-door meetings, Chancellor Holden Thorp has recommended Karol Gray be named the next vice chancellor for finance and administration.
ADMINISTRATION
Talks continue in search for next dean of UNC journalism school
Further talks between the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Susan King will be necessary before she accepts the position as dean of the school. But Bruce Carney, executive vice chancellor and provost, said he is confident she will eventually take the job.
State enrollment funding model could be altered
Despite proposed changes to the way universities fund enrollment growth, UNC-system administrators say increasing enrollment may no longer be an option because of state funding cuts.
University searches for new vice chancellor for finance
As the state legislature prepares to finalize budget cuts to the UNC system, the search continues for a key faculty member who will oversee the cuts at the University.
University proceeds with renovations to chancellor’s house
Looming budget cuts have forced the University to put some capital projects on hold. But renovations of Chancellor Holden Thorp’s house are proceeding as planned — and they carry a price tag of $165,627.
UNC Hospitals prepares for big budget cuts
Gov. Bev Perdue presented her budget last month with a proposed 25 percent cut to the UNC Hospitals state appropriation that will reduce the financial support for charity care.
Search committee for new UNC financial leader meets
A committee of top University administrators met to review the criteria for the new vice chancellor for finance and administration. Dick Mann, the current chief financial officer, will step down from his position June 30.
UNC vice chancellor for research candidate outlines ideas
It’s been almost six years since David Lee stepped down as the chairman of the department of biochemistry and biophysics at UNC to become the vice president for research at the University of Georgia.
Weintraub named new Dentistry dean
At two airports hundreds of miles apart, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Bruce Carney saw two directions for the School of Dentistry. In San Francisco, he met Jane Weintraub, a dentistry professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
Strauss to lead UNC Global
Both emerged from the applicant pool as candidates resolved to “live and breathe” the University’s endeavors to become a destination for global scholarship. And after interviews with the two finalists for associate provost for UNC Global, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Bruce Carney came to his decision.
UNC to add third tier of lecturers
But after several conversations Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Bruce Carney provided faculty with the brightest glimpse to date for the creation of a third promotional rank for fixed-term faculty, deciding on the title of “master lecturer” for lecturers and senior lecturers who have long sought for a rank that would more closely parallel the three-tiered career trajectory for tenure-track professors
UNC debates changing exam, graduation schedules
The light snow that blanketed Chapel Hill on one of the last days of the finals period forced administrators to consider the cancellation of exams. Although Chapel Hill only saw an inch of snow, University officials are looking at ways to have more flexibility in the future if snow or other inclement weather necessitates a delay or cancellation during the exam period.
UNC uses search firms to fill administrative positions
The search for the next vice chancellor for research is under way, joining several similar searches throughout the University. The search committee charged with filling the position — now filled by Barbara Entwisle — met Monday to revise the position’s leadership statement, set dates for future interviews and consult with the firm conducting the search.
Carney moves from interim to provost
There’s nothing new about UNC’s new executive vice chancellor and provost. Chancellor Holden Thorp announced Wednesday that Bruce Carney, who serves as interim provost this year, will assume the job permanently pending approval by the Board of Trustees next week.
Provost role often leads to higher of?ce
UNC is undergoing its fourth national search for a high-level administrator in four years. Three years ago the University searched for a Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and selected Holden Thorp. A year later, a national search put him in the chancellor’s office, meaning another search for the College.
