A few tidbits from the weekend....
So now that the dust is starting to settle over at N.C. State, the university has to go out and find itself a new chancellor.
Chancellor searches, even at public universities, tend to be intensely secretive affairs. The folks running them swear that if any information leaks regarding candidates, the sky will fall. But experts say the NCSU job is a plum, untarnished by the recent unpleasantness that led to James Oblinger's recent resignation as chancellor.
Jay Price reports.
Over in Durham, N.C. Central University is revving up for its centennial. There, Chancellor Charlie Nelms wants the commemoration to do some real academic good by hosting a massive conference on the future of historically black colleges and universities.
HBCUs make up just three percent of the nation's colleges and universities, and yet account for 22 percent of all bachelor's degrees awarded to African-Americans.
Rob Christensen, the N&O's veteran political reporter, writes Sunday about UNC President Erskine Bowles and his handling of the NCSU dust-ups.
Christensen puts Bowles' work in some historical context, pointing out that the one-time White House chief of staff has surely dealt with pressure before - like deciding to fire missiles at Osama Bin Laden.
And up north a bit, longtime University of Virginia President John Casteen has announced his retirement. Casteen has been at UVA for nearly 20 years.
