Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Longtime Tar Heels assistant Andrew Calder takes bigger role as Hatchell fights leukemia
The Washington Post
Longtime North Carolina women’s assistant coach Andrew Calder said Tuesday he’s focused on keeping the Tar Heels on course until head coach Sylvia Hatchell can return from treatment from leukemia… The school announced Hatchell’s diagnosis Monday and it’s unclear how long she’ll be out, though the recently inducted Naismith Hall of Famer said in a statement she would remain involved with the program.
Online Common Application problems lead colleges to push back deadlines
The Washington Post
Problems with the new version of the online Common Application — which is accepted for college admissions by more than 500 colleges and universities — has prompted some schools to push back early decision deadlines … The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Georgia Tech are among the schools that have announced that the original Oct. 15 deadlines have been pushed back to Oct. 21 after weeks of troubles with the Common App Web site.
Common App Commotion
Inside Higher Ed
The initial early application deadline for campuses including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Georgia Institute of Technology came and went yesterday, and hundreds of students missed it.
State and Local Coverage
New UNC chancellor to visit Reidsville High tomorrow
News & Record (Greensboro)
New UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt will visit Reidsville High School on Wednesday. Folt, who was inaugurated Saturday as UNC-CH’s new leader, will hear about the Carolina College Advising Corps, which helps low-income, first-generation and other under-represented students find their way to college.
Chapel Hill oncology startup nets $12.5 million
Triangle Business Journal
Chapel Hill oncology startup just netted $12.5 million in series A financing, a potential boon for both cancer patients and investors in the small company….G-1 Therapeutics is developing a compound to protect bone marrow from chemotherapy treatments. G-1’s technology comes out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC Chancellor Carol Folt Takes The Helm
WUNC (The State of Things)
On Saturday UNC Chapel Hill inducted its first female chancellor, Carol Folt….Host Frank Stasio speaks to Chancellor Folt about her background, vision and plans for the university.
UNC alumni receive awards during University Day ceremony
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
During Saturday’s University Day ceremony to install Carol L. Folt as the 11th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, five Carolina alumni received the Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Awards and another the Edward Kidder Graham Award.
The Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award was created in 1971 to recognize “alumni who had distinguished themselves in a manner that brought credit to the University.”
Editorial: Until civil conversations can be had, politics will continue decline
The Mountain Press (Sevier County)
As the national gridlock of the federal government continues, it’s easy to see why. The country is as politically polarized as ever before — at least in the lifetime of anyone living and participating in modern-day politics. Researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill completed a study earlier this year that visualized political polarization by analyzing Senate voting records back to the year 1900.
Study highlights fast-food workers’ use of public benefits
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A single mother of three, Tenesha Hueston said she makes $7.75 an hour working at a Burger King restaurant in Durham…. She was one of more than 20 people…who participated in a demonstration held near the restaurant to try to get companies to pay a “living wage” for fast-food workers….Arne Kalleberg, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sociology professor, spoke in support of increasing fast-food workers’ wages. He said it would increase their buying power, causing a ripple economic effect.
UNC family hopes to cheer coach Hatchell through leukemia battle
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Sylvia Hatchell, the effervescent, strong and inspiring coach of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill women’s basketball team, has been a faithful member of the university community for 27 seasons as head coach. Now it’s her turn to have the team and the university community cheer only for her.
Fog of distortion obscures ACA’s benefits (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
As part of the Affordable Care Act, states were given an option to establish their own marketplace, share the responsibility with the federal government or use the federally facilitated marketplace. North Carolina initially considered establishing its own marketplace, but reversed that decision, which resulted in turning away millions of federal dollars to create a system of information and support for citizens to navigate this change.
(Sherry Hay, MPA, is the Director of Community Health Initiatives and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.)
A Daddy Longlegs in your food? Gross, but it could be worse (Column)
The Observer (Charlotte)
As critters go, the Daddy Longlegs spider is clean. That’s what I tell myself, repeatedly, as my mind drifts back to Saturday night’s dinner….Sprawled across the bottom of my plate was what resembled a really large spider, only limp and blackened. …If you really want to know what might be in your food, you can read all about it in the “Defect Levels Handbook” available online at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website.
(Suzanne Havala Hobbs, is a registered dietitian and clinical associate professor of health policy and management at UNC-Chapel Hill.)
Symphony concert to focus on works featuring Baltic violinist
StarNews (Wilmington)
Steven Errante and the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra bask in the warmth of the string section for this weekend’s concert of music by Samuel Barber and Edvard Grieg. Violinist Danijela ?e?elj-Gualdi also returns to solo with the orchestra in Peteris Vasks’ luminous and contemplative violin concerto "Toward a Distant Light."… ?e?elj-Gualdi… born in Croatia … part-time faculty member in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Department of Music.
Issues & Trends
UNC System Security Review of Campus Safety Underway
Chapelboro.com
The UNC System’s review of its security policies is underway this month. It’s a detailed evaluation of safety measures across the 17-campuses, including here in Chapel Hill. NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson and North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Harold Martin are leading the UNC Campus Security Initiative. Martin explains that the initiative which began on Oct. 1 was commissioned by UNC System President Tom Ross this past summer.
Toobin at UNCC speaker series: ‘North Carolina turned into Mississippi’
The Observer (Charlotte)
CNN political analyst and author Jeffrey Toobin told an audience at UNC Charlotte Tuesday night that the conservative leanings of the Supreme Court can pretty much be summed up this way: Five Republicans, four Democrats. …Toobin, speaking at UNCC’s Center City campus, praised the University of North Carolina system as the envy of the nation. Toobin appeared at UNCC for the Chancellor’s Speaker Series.
The Syllabus: The Harold Martin living experience
News & Record (Greensboro)
N.C. A&T Chancellor Harold Martin now has a university building named after him, but you won’t find it on the A&T campus. Winston-Salem State on Friday cut the ribbon on its new Martin-Schexnider Residence Hall. The 220-bed, $11 million co-ed freshman dorm opened this fall on campus… Martin wasn’t the only currrent UNC system chancellor honored in the past week…. UNC-Chapel Hill on Saturday installed Carol Folt as its 11th chancellor. Her prize was a new and improved Chancellor’s Medallion but all of the UNC-CH buildings had the same name Saturday as they did Friday.
Editorial – UNCW chancellors have cast wide web
StarNews (Wilmington)
Tempting as it is to tag UNCW Chancellor Gary Miller with the nickname "Spiderman," we promise this will the last time we use that moniker. But who knew that the man responsible for administering a $97 million budget and running a regional university with nationally recognized programs was an arachnophile?… Although the business of running a state university campus requires a lot of attention, UNCW has long had a tradition that encourages high-ranking administrators to teach a class or two, and to go back to the classroom after retirement.