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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2005
Search for law school
dean ready to begin
Prestige tops list
of key concerns
BY DON CAMPBELL
STAFF WRITER
With the looming departure
of Dean Gene Nichol, the UNC
School of Law has begun its search
for a successor.
Many of Nichols colleagues said
finding a replacement to measure
up to the current dean’s accom
plishments could be difficult.
Nichol, who has served as UNC’s
law school dean for the last six
years, will assume power as the
26th president of the College of
William and Mary on July 1.
During his time at UNC, Nichol
has extended his influence beyond
the law school to become an active
leader in the University community.
“Well, I spoke to virtually every
gathering of three or more lawyers
in the state of North Carolina for
the last six years,” he said. “We’ve
moved that road show outside the
state extensively, as well.”
One of Nichols greatest strengths
is his ability 7 to gamer support and
raise funds, said Scott Baker, a pro
fessor at the law school.
Heavy 7 community involvement,
Nichol said, was key to earning
respect within the judicial com
munity and garnering financial
support from law school alumni.
He said the responsibility of the
dean is to build a symbiotic rela
tionship between the institution
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and the community.
Support from the community
enables the law school to pursue its
mission to be a top institution,
Nichol said. The school tied for 27th
in U.S. News & World Report maga
zine’s most recent rankings.
Because many of the top law
schools are private programs or are
moving in that direction, they rely
less on donations and state fund
ing than UNC’s school does. Nichol
said one of his main goals as dean
was to show that UNC’s law school
is a reputable institution, despite
its financial disadvantage as a pub
lic institution.
“I think UNC law school proves
that you can be a great institution
and still be public,” he said. “You
can still fulfill a public mission and
obligation.”
A vision of progress for a public
institution will be a key component
to the new dean’s success, Nichol
said.
“I think the law school will be
stronger 10 years from now than
it is today,” he said. “We’ve made
real progress that will continue.
I have no doubt my successor will be
very successful. We’re in good shape
to attract a strong candidate.”
Nichol said he considers his term
a success. Citing increased faculty
hiring, greater diversity and the
creation of new institutions within
the law school— such as the most
recent Center on Poverty, Work and
Opportunity headed by former U.S.
Senator John Edwards Nichol
said the law school is now more rep-
“We’ve made real
progress.... Were
in good shape to
attract a strong
candidate.”
GENE NICHOL, LAW SCHOOL DEAN
utable and held in higher esteem.
“The law school is in a lot stron
ger shape than it was six years ago,”
he said. “It was a strong place when
I came, and it’s even stronger now.”
Provost Robert Shelton said he
plans to assemble a search commit
tee to review potential candidates
who might fill the position.
Shelton said he has met with the
law school faculty and requested
that they submit nominations for
people to serve on a search com
mittee for the new dean.
He plans to solicit input from
law students and faculty and to
work with the faculty council, stu
dent government and the employee
forum in making the decision.
Baker said Nichol’s success and
impact will put a lot of pressure on
the next dean.
“It’s going to be a great loss, he’s
been a wonderful leader we’re sad
to see him go,” Baker said. “We’re
going to have to find anew dean that
will continue the tradition in excel
lence that Dean Nichol started.”
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at udesk@unc.edu.
News
Town celebrates 250 years
BY GREGG FOUND
STAFF WRITER
The yearlong celebration for
Orange County’s oldest town will
end in style Sunday when an anni
versary parade rolls through down
town Hillsborough.
The parade celebrates the 250th
birthday of Hillsborough, the small
town situated north of Chapel Hill
and established two years after the
county was founded in 1752.
“In addition to a number of our
former mayors, we will have a spe
cial visit from William Hooper, one
of Hillsborough’s three signers of the
Declaration of Independence,” said
Margaret Cannell, executive direc
tor of the Hillsborough/Orange
County Chamber of Commerce.
“Of course we’re not going to dig
them up from the grave, we’re actu
ally going to have people who rep
resent them,” she explained. “I’m
sure they will be with us in spirit.”
Outgoing Hillsborough police
Chief Nathaniel Eubanks will serve
as grand marshal.
The parade will feature other
living visitors, including Sen.
Elbe Kinnaird, D-Orange; and
Rep. Bill Faison, D-Orange, on top
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of performances from local school
bands.
Attention to the town’s history
won’t be limited to former politi
cal figures. There also will be Civil
War era re-enactors, in addition to
antique cars and tractors.
The town originally was named
Orange and endured several more
name changes before deciding on
Hillsborough in 1766. Some town
streets, including Churton Street,
still carry their original names.
“William Churton surveyed the
land in 1754 and laid out the street
plan that the town still has today,”
said Jeffrey Durst, education and
interpretation specialist of the
Alliance for Historic Hillsborough.
Hooper’s house still stands at
118 W. Tryon St., one of more than
100 late 18th and 19th century
structures in the town.
“During the Revolution,
Hillsborough served as the seat
for the General Assembly of North
Carolina, and during the 19th cen
tury it was the center of politics
and economics,” Durst said, listing
some of the town’s claims to fame.
The town is also known as a
place that prepared students for
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20th century.
“Hillsborough was extremely
important in education because
the people who were drawn there
were well-educated people,” said
Elizabeth Ryan, who wrote “Orange
County Ttio,” a collection of the his
tories of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and
Hillsborough.
“There were two very fine, out
standing girls’ schools that taught
women history and literature
instead of sewing and cooking,” she
said.
“Hillsborough was also very sup
portive of the University because all
the Scots-Irish people really were
interested in public education.”
The yearlong celebration kicked
off last summer with the rededica
tion of the town clock.
Other anniversary events includ
ed a re-enactment of Gen. Lord
Cornwallis’ occupation of the town
and a candlelight Christmas tour.
But the parade is a novel idea.
“As far as I know, the/ve never had a
parade like this,” Cannell said.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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