Letter to the Editor: The state should have a voice in who runs public universities

To the editor: I neither know Darrell Allison nor anything about his appointment as Chancellor at  Fayetteville State University. But I also read that he is seeking to improve FSU’s … Continue reading “Letter to the Editor: The state should have a voice in who runs public universities”



Letter to the Editor: Conflicts of interest in university governance

To the editor: “A Chancellor Search Tainted with Suspicion and Shrouded in Secrecy” is a great example of political corruption in higher education—as viewed from the outside.  Politically connected players … Continue reading “Letter to the Editor: Conflicts of interest in university governance”


A Chancellor Search Tainted with Suspicion and Shrouded in Secrecy 

The recent appointment of Darrell Allison to the chancellorship of Fayetteville State University (FSU) has sparked a controversy. The UNC Board of Governors’ (BOG) announcement elicited immediate pushback from those … Continue reading “A Chancellor Search Tainted with Suspicion and Shrouded in Secrecy “