William Friday has led by serving
By Todd Cohen North Carolina owes a huge debt of gratitude to William Friday. Friday, who turns 92 today, is our state’s father figure and beloved son, and its truest servant-leader. More than any...
View ArticleLeadership changes scramble plans for UNC campaign
By Todd Cohen CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Planning for a comprehensive campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to raise $3 billion, an effort that had been expected to begin its quiet phase...
View ArticleUNC-CH launches search for chief fundraiser
By Todd Cohen CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Holden Thorp, outgoing chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has named an 11-member search committee to help identify candidates to be the...
View ArticleIncentive pay plan for UNC fundraising chief raises eyebrows
By Todd Cohen CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In a highly unusual move, the board of trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Thursday approved a proposal by Chancellor Carol Folt to let the...
View ArticleUNC-Chapel Hill loses interim fundraising chief
By Todd Cohen CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Julia Sprunt Grumbles has stepped down as interim vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The departure of...
View ArticleUNC-CH names David Routh vice chancellor for development
By Todd Cohen CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — David Routh, managing director for U.S. Trust/Bank of America Private Wealth Management in Raleigh and former director of gift planning at the University of North...
View ArticleWith incentives, UNC fundraising chief’s pay could rival chancellor’s
By Todd Cohen CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Thanks to a deal proposed by Chancellor Carol Folt and approved this summer by the board of trustees, annual pay for David Routh, the incoming fundraising chief at the...
View ArticleHigher-education slipping, U.S. at risk, UNC chief says
By Todd Cohen RALEIGH, N.C. — America is shortchanging and devaluing public colleges and universities, putting the nation at risk in the global economy, the head of the University of North Carolina...
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