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8 TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2003 Broads oversight of N.C. chancellors could expand BY LAURA YOUNGS ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR Brad Wilson, chairman of the UNC-system Board of Governors, proposed earlier this month that the board consider expanding President Molly Broad’s authority over chancellors, a matter the BOG will start discussing this September. Broad can recommend that the BOG hire certain chancellor can didates, but cannot place chancel lors on leave without their consent or remove them without the boards approval, Wilson said. “If the BOG is going to hold the president accountable for the man agement of chancellors, the presi dent ought to have all the tools necessary to fulfill that duty” he said. In his Aug. 8 remarks to the BOG, Wilson asked the Personnel and Tenure Committee to examine whether the president should be extended these powers. He also asked the board to explore giving the president the ability to withhold a chancellors pay during leave. 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Franklin St. • Downtown Chapel Hill Luncheon: M-F 11:30-2:15 DINNER: Sun.-Thurs. 5:00-9:30 (next to the Rathskeller, under Sutton’s Drug Store) Sunday Buffet: 11:30-2:15 Fri. & Sat. 5:00-10:30 919-967-5048 Beer and Wine TTfi Also opening this week In Carrboro ~~~ j I In the Cat’s Cradle shopping center! COMPETITOR'S COUPONS Valid on comparable sizes and products. Not valid with any other offer. Carrboro - UNC Look for the NEW PHILLY CHEESESTEAK PIZZA coming in September 2003. The committee will try to meet before the full board’s Sept. 12 meeting. Committee chairman John Davis said members also will determine what would constitute just cause in cases where the pres ident would suspend or dismiss chancellors. Wilson also said Broad did not request the proposed changes to her authority. BOG member Addison Bell said that extending the power of the president would enable Broad to run the UNC system more effi ciently and allow her to make deci sions in between board meetings should the need arise. “The board only meets eight times a year,” he said. “I think it will help her to run the university in a more effective manner.” It's unlikely the BOG will take action without the recommenda tion of the president, Wilson said, so the president should be given the extended authority. Expanding the president’s power also would be consistent News with what other school boards give their presidents, said Gretchen Bataille, UNC’s senior vice presi dent for academic affairs. She said that because the presi dent works closely with chancellors and will be the most knowledge able of their actions, it would be appropriate for presidents to have the powers in question. Wilson said the president still will have to answer to the BOG and be held accountable for her actions. But not everyone feels expand ing Broad’s power is the best idea. UNC-Chapel Hill Provost Robert Shelton said he doesn’t agree with the argument that the president needs to be able to move quickly because the board only meets eight times a year. “They can always call a special meeting," he said. He added that it is important that the committee looks carefully at the matter and decide whether it is willing to hand that much power over to the president. Contact the State Es? National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. Jewish studies added to slate BY CAROLINE LINDSEY SENIOR WRITER After taking Religious Studies 85, “Jews in German Culture,” Ruthie Warshenbrot thought school couldn’t get any better. “It was absolutely the best class I have taken so far at UNC,” she said. For Warshenbrot, who is Jewish, the class was an opportunity to learn about the Jewish faith and culture, which she said always have fascinated her. Now the Center for Jewish Studies will allow her to con centrate on her passion even more. The newly implemented center includes a Jewish studies minor. The minor requires two core cours es: Religious Studies 24, “Introduction to Early Judaism,” and Religious Studies 34, “Introduction to Modem Judaism.” These courses provide a back ground on the Jewish faith. After taking them, students can com plete the minor with three courses from at least two different depart ments, including English, history, Germanic languages, Slavic lan guages and literature, American studies and Asian studies. The center was formed through collaboration among professors, alumni, attorneys, business execu- tives and Jewish community lead ers who have been working toward the goal during the past year. Political science Professor Jonathan Hartlyn was a key play er in developing the program. Jonathan Hess, professor of reli gious studies and Germanic lan guages, recently replaced Hartlyn as director of the center and of the minor. Hess said Monday that it was too early to determine how many students will register for the minor, but he expects about 30 to sign up by the end of the school year. He said that in two or three years the center plans to develop a Jewish studies major. “There’s an enormous scope to what’s being studied here,” Hess said. “It has a lot of breadth, and that’s what’s appealing to students.” He said the program aims to educate students about Jewish cul ture through broad interdiscipli nary study. “(The minor) brings together courses within a lot of disciplines. You have history, literature, Slavic languages and Germanic lan guages, and that’s always interest ing,” Hess said. Warshenbrot said she is looking ©it Haily (Ear Hrrl forward to her American Studies 80 class, “Shalom Tall: The Jewish Experience in the American South.” “Some people think that there are no Jews in the South and there aren’t Jews at UNC, but there are, and it’s great to be able to learn about it here.” Other courses in the minor include History 50, “History of the Holocaust,” and Religious Studies 111, “Ancient Synagogues”. Natillie Rauch, a senior religious studies major, said she hopes to add the minor during her last two semesters. “It gives you a really good per spective on history and societies and how the communities have evolved,” Rauch said. She said the program’s concep tion is remarkable considering the region in which it was established. “It’s nice,” she said. “I really don’t know of that many schools in the South with a Judaic studies pro gram.” For more information about the Center for Jewish Studies, visit http://www.unc.edu/ccjs/pages/ advisory.html. Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@unc.edu.
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