The UNC Board of Governors plans to take up the issue of paid leaves for administrators at its meetings Thursday and Friday, addressing concerns that the often six-figure payments to campus officials have gotten out of hand.
The leaves are intended to help administrators prepare for a return to teaching, but The News & Observer reported in August that paid leaves had been given to campus administrators who then retired, got jobs elsewhere or were shown the door. Some leave deals also violated UNC system policies.
Here's more from staff writer Eric Ferreri's Campus Notes blog.
Dan Kane has covered local and state government and N.C. State University at The News & Observer since joining our staff in 1997. Most recently, he and Joseph Neff teamed to report “The Generous Assembly”, a five-part series that explored how special interests make it difficult for legislators to make meaningful budget cuts. He also recently reported on lucrative administrative leaves in the state’s university system. Contact him at 
