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Folt, interim Dartmouth College president, named Carolina’s chancellor
Carol L. Folt, interim president of Dartmouth College and the Dartmouth Professor of Biological Sciences, has been elected the 11th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina.

Chancellor-Elect Carol L. Folt | Acceptance Speech to UNC Board of Governor (Video

Chancellor-Elect Folt Greets the Campus Community (Video)

#WelcomeCarol to Carolina (UNC News Storify)

Here is a sampling of links and notes about the new Chancellor-elect:

Folt is an inspired choice (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has had more than its share of things go wrong in recent years, so it’s refreshing to see the hiring of a new chancellor go so right. The selection of Carol Folt, the interim president of Dartmouth College, to succeed Chancellor Holden Thorp appears to be an inspired choice. We hope she brings the level of leadership that will also make it a bold one.

Folt 'the fixer' gets warm UNC welcome
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)

The first woman named to lead the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was selected not for her gender but for her ability to make tough decisions, UNC System President Tom Ross said. Dr. Carol Folt embraced Tar Heel blue in her choice of clothing and her comments immediately after her selection by the university Board of Governors Friday. "I'm going to thank, in advance, the students and the faculty and the staff and indeed the wonderful State of North Carolina for embracing me," she said.

UNC-CH names Carol Folt first female chancellor
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Carol Folt, the newly named chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill, beamed excitement to a packed reception on campus Friday. “It’s the honor of a lifetime,” she said. “I just can’t tell you how it feels. It’s a little bit of a dream state.” The first woman chosen to lead the university quickly won over a crowd eager to cheer about something.

MAKING HISTORY AT UNC
Carol Folt tapped to take the lead at UNC
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

The UNC Board of Governors made history Friday, naming Carol Folt, the interim president of Dartmouth College, the first woman to lead the state’s flagship university. In Folt, 61, UNC system President Tom Ross said, the university is getting an experienced leader, problem solver and someone who is committed to academic excellence and student success. “I’m convinced that she has the right mix of experience, expertise, skills and passion needed to be a really great chancellor for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,” Ross said.

Folt Makes History As UNC's First Female Chancellor
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)

As Dr. Carol Folt prepares to leave the institution where she’s been a leader for thirty years, colleagues say she will be remembered for her vision, her outreach to faculty and staff, and her efforts to promote gender equity in higher education. Associate Professor of Sociology Denise Anthony served as chair of the Faculty Planning Committee that helped to draft Dartmouth’s latest strategic plan. Anthony said Folt’s vision lead her to reach out to engage the entire community in the strategic planning process.

Chancellor Search Chair Says Folt Is The Perfect Fit For UNC
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)

The chair of UNC's Board of Trustees, Wade Hargrove has had a tough task in front of him over the past seven months. But that job came to a close on Friday as the Board of Governors announced its choice for chancellor. Hargrove and the search committee submitted three choices to System President Tom Ross. He said the president really had the hardest job of the process taking three down to one.

Eric Montross: "I Am Exceptionally Proud Of The Person That We Found"
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)

Former UNC basketball star and chairman of the General Alumni Association Board of Directors, Eric Montross says the selection of Carol Folt as UNC's next chancellor is the next great step in Carolina's stoied history. Montross was at Carolina from 1990 to 1994. After an eight-year professional career, he returned to the Hill and has been very involved in the University, included being the color commentator for the Tar Heel sports network.

UNC AD On Folt: "She'll Fit Into The ACC Governance Exceptionally Well"
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)

With the announcement of Dr. Carol Folt as UNC’s next chancellor, many members of the university community are wondering how she’ll pick up where Chancellor Thorp left off in handling the university’s athletic programs—but several prominent members of UNC’s athletic community are still confident that she’s the right person for the job. …Still, UNC athletic Director Bubba Cunningham says he’s not concerned. “Carol’s a great leader, and she’ll fit into the ACC governance structure exceptionally well,” he says.
Related Link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/13/2822374/dartmouth-unc-athletics-have-little.html

Campus approves of Folt’s selection
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

Carol Folt undoubtedly impressed a lot of people to be the last person standing in a pool of candidates for the UNC chancellor’s post that has been described as “deep and very talented.” And the interim president at Dartmouth College continued to impress those who met her and heard her speak for the first time during a welcoming ceremony Friday on campus, where more than 500 people turned out to lay eyes on the first woman chosen to lead the state’s flagship campus.

Chancellor-Elect Carol Folt praised by UNC leaders
The Daily Tar Heel

UNC-system President Thomas Ross said the first time Carol Folt walked into his office and sat down to answer his first question, he knew he would choose her to be UNC’s next chancellor. “I asked her what she had enjoyed most in her role as interim president at Dartmouth,” Ross said. “And without a hesitation, and with a clear passion, and commitment — and love — her response was, ‘The students.‘”

What people are saying about the selection of Carol Folt as UNC-CH chancellor
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Reaction to the selection of Carol Folt as the new chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill: “She just lights up a room. It’s the energy. She’s just really smart. I think she’s right for the challenges here.” Will Leimenstoll, UNC-CH student body president

Leaders, students laud UNC chancellor pick (Video)
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)

Dr. Carol Folt brings experience and high expectations to the role of UNC chancellor.

Dartmouth's Folt to become UNC-Chapel Hill leader (Video)
WTVD-TV (ABC/Raleigh)

The country's oldest public university turned to the Ivy League to select a new leader Friday.

Folt: Immediately a Tar Heel
Chapel Hill Magazine

The first time Carol Folt set foot on campus just happened to be the day of the Duke-Carolina basketball game. She and her husband, David Peart, knew of UNC's academic strengths, she said Friday after being voted in by the Board of Governors as the next chancellor. "But we had not experienced Tar Heel fever," Folt said.

Triangle Twittersphere welcomes Chancellor Folt
The Triangle Business Journal

A new hashtag was trending Friday in the Triangle: #WelcomeCarol. And Carol? She’s the newly announced chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill. While the jury’s still out on Carol Folt, who comes from Dartmouth, the Twitter jury seems most pleased, publishing a plethora of “chancellor” and #WelcomeCarol tweets.

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

National Coverage

Bone remains of Chilean poet Neruda to be analyzed in US seeking clues about his death
The Associated Press

…Rodolfo Reyes, one of Neruda’s nephews, met with Chilean and foreign forensics experts Friday and said some of the poet’s skeletal remains will be sent to a laboratory at the University of North Carolina medical school. “They’re going to take some toxin tests at a laboratory,” Reyes said after confirming that a jacket and a belt inside the exhumed coffin belong to the poet.

Banana, Lobster Accused Of Stealing $1,000 Sculpture
The Huffington Post

Police at the University of North Carolina are trying to find a pair of thieves who stole a $1,000 sculpture while dressed as a lobster and a banana, WSOC-TV reported. And they're appealing to the public for help in hopes of finding the costumed criminals and two plain-clothed accomplices.

State and Local Coverage

UNC loses Morehead-Cain scholar to cancer
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

Laura Nataly Rozo, a Morehead-Cain scholar at UNC, died from cancer Thursday afternoon at UNC Hospitals. Rozo, 20, was a native of Colombia who moved to the United States when she was 13 and within just a few years, learned English and became one of the top academic students at Panther Creek High School in Cary. She was named a Morehead-Cain Scholar in March 2010, and entered UNC as a freshman in August 2010, said Chuck Lovelace, executive director of the Morehead-Cain Foundation.

Republican majority steers N.C. to the right
The Fayetteville Observer

…The number of Republicans in state office can be misleading about the true political nature of the voters, said Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Public Life at the University of North Carolina. Guillory analyzed the 2012 election results. Neither major political party has a majority of voters, and no ideology does either, he found. "The principal finding is that, even as Republicans seized control of state government, North Carolina retained a narrowly divided, highly competitive presidential-year electorate," Guillory wrote. "In its governance, Republican 'red' dominates. In its body politic, the state shows up as distinctly 'purple,' a blend of red and blue partisans, along with a growing segment of voters who consider themselves independents."

UNC guard P.J. Hairston to return to school
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

At least one of North Carolina’s three best players from last season will be back for another year. P.J. Hairston, the sophomore guard, announced on Twitter and in a statement released by UNC that he would return next season for his junior season. Hairston made the decision after consulting with his family and UNC coach Roy Williams.

The wrong and right in education reform (Commentary)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

…We must also evaluate principals. I will never forget Don Stedman, the former dean of the UNC School of Education, who pointed out that a school with outstanding teachers and a mediocre principal will likely result in a mediocre school, while a school of mediocre teachers and an outstanding principal often produces an outstanding school. We haven’t paid nearly enough attention to principal accountability.

Issues and Trends

NC House Republicans File Major Immigration Bill
The Associated Press

…House Democrats filed their own bill Thursday that would grant driving privileges to more immigrants in part by removing the requirement that a license can’t be issued in most cases without an applicant’s valid Social Security number. The bill lacks other provisions in the Republican measure. Another Democratic measure would grant in-state tuition to some students at University of North Carolina and community college campuses who are living in the country illegally.

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