Three prominent critics of collegiate sports will discuss the topic "Big-Time College Sports: What Needs to Change?" during a panel presentation Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The free public program will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center Theater.
The panel will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Taylor Branch, UNC President Emeritus William C. Friday and Charles T. Clotfelter, author and professor at Duke University. Author Will Blythe will moderate.
The Southern Historical Collection in the Wilson Special Collections Library will display archival materials from the papers of Branch and Friday and from the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. The collection is sponsoring the program, along with Friends of the Library and the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. For program information, contact Liza Terll at liza_terll@unc.edu or (919) 548-1203.
Branch's article "The Shame of College Sports" appeared last year in The Atlantic magazine. An expanded e-book version, "The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA," is available at Byliner.com. Branch's previous books include "The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling with History and the President" and studies of the American Civil Rights movement. Branch, a 1968 alumnus, is a Morehead-Cain Alumni Visiting Distinguished Professor at UNC during the spring 2012 semester.
Friday served as president of the UNC system from 1957 to 1986 and later as president of the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust. He was a founding co-chair of the Knight Foundation Commission, which was established in 1989 with the purpose of drafting a reform agenda for the administration of intercollegiate sports. He earned a UNC law degree in 1948.
Clotfelter is the Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Public Policy and professor of economics and law at Duke University. His most recent book is "Big-Time Sports in American Universities" (Cambridge University Press, 2011).
Blythe is a former editor of Esquire magazine. His books include "To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever" (HarperCollins, 2006), a chronicle of the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry. A 1979 UNC alumnus, he has written for the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated and the New York Times Book Review.
At the event, Bull's Head Bookshop will be selling books by Branch and Clotfelter.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tar Heel Express shuttle to UNC vs. Clemson men's basketball game
Chapel Hill Transit will provide Tar Heel Express shuttle service on Saturday, Feb. 18, for the North Carolina men's basketball game against Clemson, scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center.
Tar Heel Express shuttles will begin at 2:30 p.m. from the park and rides located at Friday Center, Southern Village, University Mall (next to Dillards) and Jones Ferry. Shuttles will also be available from the Carolina Coffee Shop located at 138 E. Franklin St. (no parking provided). The shuttles will provide continuous and fully accessible service, running every 10 to 15 minutes between the park and rides and the Dean E. Smith Center. The shuttles will operate for approximately 45 minutes following the game.
Shuttles drop off and pick up on Bowles Drive in front of the Dean E. Smith Center. Shuttle rides are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a one-way trip. Rides from the Carolina Coffee Shop are $2 one-way or $4 round-trip.
For additional information on the Tar Heel Express Shuttle, visit CHT's website or call a customer service representative at (919) 969-4900 (press 1).
Tar Heel Express shuttles will begin at 2:30 p.m. from the park and rides located at Friday Center, Southern Village, University Mall (next to Dillards) and Jones Ferry. Shuttles will also be available from the Carolina Coffee Shop located at 138 E. Franklin St. (no parking provided). The shuttles will provide continuous and fully accessible service, running every 10 to 15 minutes between the park and rides and the Dean E. Smith Center. The shuttles will operate for approximately 45 minutes following the game.
Shuttles drop off and pick up on Bowles Drive in front of the Dean E. Smith Center. Shuttle rides are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a one-way trip. Rides from the Carolina Coffee Shop are $2 one-way or $4 round-trip.
For additional information on the Tar Heel Express Shuttle, visit CHT's website or call a customer service representative at (919) 969-4900 (press 1).
Friday, February 10, 2012
Column: My coach did not spit on anybody’s hand
By: D.G. Martin
UNC-TV host
It is too bad that sports reporters and historians at Atlantic Coast Conference headquarters are not reading “ACC Basketball.” This UNC Press book by Sam Walker was published last year and chronicles the game during the conference’s first 20 years.
On the other hand, maybe it is a good thing for my old basketball coach, Lefty Driesell.
How do I know sports reporters and ACC staffers are not reading the new book? It came out in the controversy that developed about UNC Coach Roy Williams taking most of his players off the court 14 seconds before the game ended in Carolina’s recent loss to Florida State. Williams thought the game was ending early. One story line in the following days was about other times that ACC basketball games ended early.
After checking with an ACC staffer, the Raleigh News & Observer reported, “As best as anyone can tell, UNC's loss at Florida State would have been just the second ACC game to end before time expired. The first time it happened—and apparently the only time—came in Maryland's 60-55 home victory against N.C. State on Jan. 7, 1967.”
If the ACC and N&O had read “ACC Basketball,” they would have found, on page 2, Sam Walker’s description of another early game ending when Maryland played South Carolina in Columbia. “On December 16, 1970, South Carolina was cruising to an easy victory when, with 4:52 remaining in the game, two players got into a shoving and elbow-throwing skirmish. Both benches rushed to the aid of their teammates, and a slugfest broke out. As Driesell tried to separate players and stop the melee, he was struck twice by South Carolina forward John Ribock. The fracas continued for about four minutes before police managed to halt the fighting and the referees decided to end the game.”
That story of another early ending is not the “good thing” for Coach Driesell.
When I read and enjoyed “ACC Basketball,” I asked UNC Press to send him a copy, thinking he would enjoy some of the stories about him.
I was wrong. Driesell called me the day after he got the book. “I’m going to sue them,” he said. He pointed to a paragraph in the book about the recruitment of basketball star Charlie Scott in 1966. Scott was headed to Davidson, where Driesell was coaching, until Coach Dean Smith persuaded him to go to Carolina. It said that when Smith and Driesell met afterwards, “Smith offered his hand to Driesell and said something along the lines of ‘no hard feelings.’ A fuming Driesell indicated that there were indeed some hard feelings by spitting on Smith’s outstretched palm.”
Driesell was livid. “I would never spit on anybody’s hand. That is terrible.”
He was worried about his friends’ reactions and especially about what “Dean’s family would think.”
Thanks to ECU athletic director, and Driesell’s assistant coach at the time, Terry Holland, the book’s version was corrected. Holland told Walker and UNC Press that “I was standing right beside Coach Driesell and can guarantee that there was no ‘spitting’ involved.”
As a result, the new printing of “ACC Basketball” revises its report to say simply, “Driesell looked down at Smith’s hand and shook his head to indicate that he was not ready to concede defeat.”
So the good thing for Driesell about reporters not reading “ACC Basketball” yet, is that when they do, he can hope they will read the revised version and not see a word about spitting.
“But what about people who read the earlier version?” Driesell asked me.
“All I can do,” I told him, “is write a column that says you didn’t spit in anybody’s hand, and my readers will know the truth.”
D.G. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s "North Carolina Bookwatch," which airs Sundays at 5 p.m. For more information or to view prior programs, visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch.
UNC-TV host
It is too bad that sports reporters and historians at Atlantic Coast Conference headquarters are not reading “ACC Basketball.” This UNC Press book by Sam Walker was published last year and chronicles the game during the conference’s first 20 years.
On the other hand, maybe it is a good thing for my old basketball coach, Lefty Driesell.
How do I know sports reporters and ACC staffers are not reading the new book? It came out in the controversy that developed about UNC Coach Roy Williams taking most of his players off the court 14 seconds before the game ended in Carolina’s recent loss to Florida State. Williams thought the game was ending early. One story line in the following days was about other times that ACC basketball games ended early.
After checking with an ACC staffer, the Raleigh News & Observer reported, “As best as anyone can tell, UNC's loss at Florida State would have been just the second ACC game to end before time expired. The first time it happened—and apparently the only time—came in Maryland's 60-55 home victory against N.C. State on Jan. 7, 1967.”
If the ACC and N&O had read “ACC Basketball,” they would have found, on page 2, Sam Walker’s description of another early game ending when Maryland played South Carolina in Columbia. “On December 16, 1970, South Carolina was cruising to an easy victory when, with 4:52 remaining in the game, two players got into a shoving and elbow-throwing skirmish. Both benches rushed to the aid of their teammates, and a slugfest broke out. As Driesell tried to separate players and stop the melee, he was struck twice by South Carolina forward John Ribock. The fracas continued for about four minutes before police managed to halt the fighting and the referees decided to end the game.”
That story of another early ending is not the “good thing” for Coach Driesell.
When I read and enjoyed “ACC Basketball,” I asked UNC Press to send him a copy, thinking he would enjoy some of the stories about him.
I was wrong. Driesell called me the day after he got the book. “I’m going to sue them,” he said. He pointed to a paragraph in the book about the recruitment of basketball star Charlie Scott in 1966. Scott was headed to Davidson, where Driesell was coaching, until Coach Dean Smith persuaded him to go to Carolina. It said that when Smith and Driesell met afterwards, “Smith offered his hand to Driesell and said something along the lines of ‘no hard feelings.’ A fuming Driesell indicated that there were indeed some hard feelings by spitting on Smith’s outstretched palm.”
Driesell was livid. “I would never spit on anybody’s hand. That is terrible.”
He was worried about his friends’ reactions and especially about what “Dean’s family would think.”
Thanks to ECU athletic director, and Driesell’s assistant coach at the time, Terry Holland, the book’s version was corrected. Holland told Walker and UNC Press that “I was standing right beside Coach Driesell and can guarantee that there was no ‘spitting’ involved.”
As a result, the new printing of “ACC Basketball” revises its report to say simply, “Driesell looked down at Smith’s hand and shook his head to indicate that he was not ready to concede defeat.”
So the good thing for Driesell about reporters not reading “ACC Basketball” yet, is that when they do, he can hope they will read the revised version and not see a word about spitting.
“But what about people who read the earlier version?” Driesell asked me.
“All I can do,” I told him, “is write a column that says you didn’t spit in anybody’s hand, and my readers will know the truth.”
D.G. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s "North Carolina Bookwatch," which airs Sundays at 5 p.m. For more information or to view prior programs, visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Tar Heel Express shuttle to UNC vs. Virginia men's basketball game
Chapel Hill Transit will provide Tar Heel Express shuttle service Saturday, Feb. 11, for the North Carolina men's basketball game against Virginia, scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center.
Tar Heel Express shuttles will begin at 11:30 p.m. from the park and rides located at Friday Center, Southern Village, University Mall (next to Dillards) and Jones Ferry. Shuttles will also be available from the Carolina Coffee Shop located at 138 E. Franklin St. (no parking provided). The shuttles will provide continuous and fully accessible service, running every 10 to 15 minutes between the park and rides and the Dean E. Smith Center. The shuttles will operate for approximately 45 minutes following the game.
Shuttles drop off and pick up on Bowles Drive in front of the Dean E. Smith Center. Shuttle rides are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a one-way trip. Rides from the Carolina Coffee Shop are $2 one-way or $4 round-trip.
For additional information on the Tar Heel Express Shuttle, please visit CHT's website at www.chtransit.org or call a customer service representative at 919-969-4900 (press 1).
Tar Heel Express shuttles will begin at 11:30 p.m. from the park and rides located at Friday Center, Southern Village, University Mall (next to Dillards) and Jones Ferry. Shuttles will also be available from the Carolina Coffee Shop located at 138 E. Franklin St. (no parking provided). The shuttles will provide continuous and fully accessible service, running every 10 to 15 minutes between the park and rides and the Dean E. Smith Center. The shuttles will operate for approximately 45 minutes following the game.
Shuttles drop off and pick up on Bowles Drive in front of the Dean E. Smith Center. Shuttle rides are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a one-way trip. Rides from the Carolina Coffee Shop are $2 one-way or $4 round-trip.
For additional information on the Tar Heel Express Shuttle, please visit CHT's website at www.chtransit.org or call a customer service representative at 919-969-4900 (press 1).
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama announces coordinated effort by America’s academic institutions to combat PTSD & TBI
130 medical schools and research facilities to join forces to serve veterans and families
As part of First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine committed to creating a new generation of doctors, medical schools and research facilities that will make sure our heroes and their families receive the care worthy of their sacrifice. Recognizing veterans, service members and their families’ dedication and commitment, 130 schools associated with the AAMC and AACOM—including UNC-Chapel Hill—pledged to leverage their missions in education, research and clinical care to train the nation’s physicians to meet the unique health care needs of the military and veterans communities.
“I’m inspired to see our nation’s medical schools step up to address this pressing need for our veterans and military families," Obama said. "By directing some of our brightest minds, our most cutting-edge research, and our finest teaching institutions toward our military families, they’re ensuring that those who have served our country receive the first-rate care that they have earned."
Together, the AAMC and AACOM are committing to improve the education in their medical schools, the research in their laboratories and the clinical care in their hospitals to better address the health issues that military families face. Specifically, these organizations are committing to:
• Train their medical students as well as their current physicians, faculty and staff to better diagnose and treat our veterans and military families;
• Develop new research and clinical trials on PTSD and TBI so that we can better understand and treat those conditions;
• Share their information and best practices with one another through a collaborative web forum created by the AAMC; and
• Continue to work with the VA and the Department of Defense to make sure that everyone is providing the best care available.
“Because of our integrated missions in education, clinical care and research, America’s medical schools are uniquely positioned to take a leadership role in this important effort,” said Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges. “Medical schools have long recognized the sacrifice and commitment of our military, veterans and their families. The relationship between the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and academic medicine dates back to the end of World War II and serves as a model for successful partnerships between public and private institutions. Our work with the White House on Joining Forces is a natural extension of our efforts in this area and renews our commitment to the wellness of our nation’s military.”
“A central component of the White House Joining Forces Initiative is wellness, and I am pleased to announce AACOM’s participation in a new Joining Forces effort that could have a significant impact on the health and well-being of our nation’s veterans.” Dr. Stephen C. Shannon, President and CEO of AACOM, said.
Obama and Biden created Joining Forces to bring Americans together to recognize, honor and take action to support veterans and military families as they serve our country and throughout their lives. The initiative aims to educate, challenge and spark action from all sectors of society to ensure veterans and military families have the support they have earned. The initiative focuses on key priority areas—employment, education and wellness while raising awareness about the service, sacrifice and needs of America’s veterans and military families. More information is available at www.JoiningForces.gov.
The following is a list of the 130 universities and colleges participating in this program:
· University of Alabama School of Medicine
· University of South Alabama College of Medicine
· University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
· Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
· AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine of Arizona
· University of Arizona College of Medicine
· Loma Linda University
· Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
· Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Stanford University School of Medicine
· UC Davis Health System
· University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
· David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
· Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
· Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Colorado School of Medicine
· Yale School of Medicine
· Georgetown University School of Medicine
· George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
· Howard University College of Medicine
· Florida State University College of Medicine
· Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University
· Nova Southeastern University College os Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Florida College of Medicine
· USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
· Emory University School of Medicine
· Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University
· Mercer University School of Medicine
· Morehouse School of Medicine
· University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine
· Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
· Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
· Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
· Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
· Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
· The Chicago Medical School in conjunction with the Lovell Federal Health Care Center
· University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
· University of Illinois College of Medicine
· Indiana University
· University of Kansas Medical Center
· University of Kentucky College of Medicine
· University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
· Tulane University School of Medicine
· Boston University School of Medicine
· Harvard Medical School
· Tufts University School of Medicine
· University of Massachusetts Medical School
· Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
· Uniformed Services University of the Health Science's F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
· University of Maryland School of Medicine
· University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
· Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Michigan Medical School
· Wayne State University School of Medicine
· University of Minnesota Medical School
· Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine AT Still University
· Saint Louis University
· University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
· University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine
· Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
· University of Mississippi School of Medicine
· Creighton University School of Medicine
· University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine
· The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
· Wake Forest School of Medicine
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
· University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
· Dartmouth Medical School
· Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
· University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School
· University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
· University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of New Mexico School of Medicine
· University of Nevada School of Medicine
· Hofstra North Shore - LIJ School of Medicine
· New York Institute of Technology New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
· State University of New York Upstate Medical University
· Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
· Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
· The Ohio State University
· Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
· University of Toledo College of Medicine
· Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
· Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
· Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
· Pacific Northwest University of Health Science College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Commonwealth Medical College
· Drexel University College of Medicine
· Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
· Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
· Penn State University College of Medicine
· Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Temple University School of Medicine
· University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
· Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
· Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences
· Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
· University of South Carolina School of Medicine
· University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
· University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
· Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Meharry Medical College
· Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
· Baylor College of Medicine
· The Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine
· Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
· Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
· The University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
· The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
· University of Texas Medical School at Houston
· University of Utah School of Medicine
· Eastern Virginia Medical School
· University of Virginia School of Medicine
· Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
· Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
· Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Washington School of Medicine
· Medical College of Wisconsin
· University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
· The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
· West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
· West Virginia University School of Medicine
As part of First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine committed to creating a new generation of doctors, medical schools and research facilities that will make sure our heroes and their families receive the care worthy of their sacrifice. Recognizing veterans, service members and their families’ dedication and commitment, 130 schools associated with the AAMC and AACOM—including UNC-Chapel Hill—pledged to leverage their missions in education, research and clinical care to train the nation’s physicians to meet the unique health care needs of the military and veterans communities.
“I’m inspired to see our nation’s medical schools step up to address this pressing need for our veterans and military families," Obama said. "By directing some of our brightest minds, our most cutting-edge research, and our finest teaching institutions toward our military families, they’re ensuring that those who have served our country receive the first-rate care that they have earned."
Together, the AAMC and AACOM are committing to improve the education in their medical schools, the research in their laboratories and the clinical care in their hospitals to better address the health issues that military families face. Specifically, these organizations are committing to:
• Train their medical students as well as their current physicians, faculty and staff to better diagnose and treat our veterans and military families;
• Develop new research and clinical trials on PTSD and TBI so that we can better understand and treat those conditions;
• Share their information and best practices with one another through a collaborative web forum created by the AAMC; and
• Continue to work with the VA and the Department of Defense to make sure that everyone is providing the best care available.
“Because of our integrated missions in education, clinical care and research, America’s medical schools are uniquely positioned to take a leadership role in this important effort,” said Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges. “Medical schools have long recognized the sacrifice and commitment of our military, veterans and their families. The relationship between the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and academic medicine dates back to the end of World War II and serves as a model for successful partnerships between public and private institutions. Our work with the White House on Joining Forces is a natural extension of our efforts in this area and renews our commitment to the wellness of our nation’s military.”
“A central component of the White House Joining Forces Initiative is wellness, and I am pleased to announce AACOM’s participation in a new Joining Forces effort that could have a significant impact on the health and well-being of our nation’s veterans.” Dr. Stephen C. Shannon, President and CEO of AACOM, said.
Obama and Biden created Joining Forces to bring Americans together to recognize, honor and take action to support veterans and military families as they serve our country and throughout their lives. The initiative aims to educate, challenge and spark action from all sectors of society to ensure veterans and military families have the support they have earned. The initiative focuses on key priority areas—employment, education and wellness while raising awareness about the service, sacrifice and needs of America’s veterans and military families. More information is available at www.JoiningForces.gov.
The following is a list of the 130 universities and colleges participating in this program:
· University of Alabama School of Medicine
· University of South Alabama College of Medicine
· University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
· Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
· AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine of Arizona
· University of Arizona College of Medicine
· Loma Linda University
· Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
· Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Stanford University School of Medicine
· UC Davis Health System
· University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
· David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
· Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
· Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Colorado School of Medicine
· Yale School of Medicine
· Georgetown University School of Medicine
· George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
· Howard University College of Medicine
· Florida State University College of Medicine
· Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University
· Nova Southeastern University College os Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Florida College of Medicine
· USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
· Emory University School of Medicine
· Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University
· Mercer University School of Medicine
· Morehouse School of Medicine
· University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine
· Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
· Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
· Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
· Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
· Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
· The Chicago Medical School in conjunction with the Lovell Federal Health Care Center
· University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
· University of Illinois College of Medicine
· Indiana University
· University of Kansas Medical Center
· University of Kentucky College of Medicine
· University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
· Tulane University School of Medicine
· Boston University School of Medicine
· Harvard Medical School
· Tufts University School of Medicine
· University of Massachusetts Medical School
· Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
· Uniformed Services University of the Health Science's F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
· University of Maryland School of Medicine
· University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
· Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Michigan Medical School
· Wayne State University School of Medicine
· University of Minnesota Medical School
· Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine AT Still University
· Saint Louis University
· University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
· University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine
· Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
· University of Mississippi School of Medicine
· Creighton University School of Medicine
· University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine
· The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
· Wake Forest School of Medicine
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
· University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
· Dartmouth Medical School
· Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
· University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School
· University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
· University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of New Mexico School of Medicine
· University of Nevada School of Medicine
· Hofstra North Shore - LIJ School of Medicine
· New York Institute of Technology New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
· State University of New York Upstate Medical University
· Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
· Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
· The Ohio State University
· Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
· University of Toledo College of Medicine
· Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
· Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
· Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
· Pacific Northwest University of Health Science College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Commonwealth Medical College
· Drexel University College of Medicine
· Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
· Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
· Penn State University College of Medicine
· Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Temple University School of Medicine
· University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
· Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
· Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences
· Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
· University of South Carolina School of Medicine
· University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
· University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
· Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
· Meharry Medical College
· Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
· Baylor College of Medicine
· The Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine
· Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
· Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
· The University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
· The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
· University of Texas Medical School at Houston
· University of Utah School of Medicine
· Eastern Virginia Medical School
· University of Virginia School of Medicine
· Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
· Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
· Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
· University of Washington School of Medicine
· Medical College of Wisconsin
· University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
· The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
· West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
· West Virginia University School of Medicine
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Carolina #1 best academic value for N.C. and out-of-state students
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks as the number one value in American public higher education because it offers students high-quality academics at an affordable price, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.
For the 11th time in a row, UNC-Chapel Hill ranked first on Kiplinger’s list of the 100 universities and colleges that provide the best value to in-state students. The magazine also listed Carolina number one for the value offered to out-of-state students.
Kiplinger’s periodically has ranked the best public campus values since 1998; Carolina has been first every time. The new ranking appeared in the February issue and was posted along with a related story Tuesday, Jan. 3, at www.kiplinger.com/reports/best-college-values/.
“Kiplinger’s takes a hard look at what we care most about at Carolina: providing a great education to a diverse student body at an affordable price,” UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp said. “We established for the country the idea of higher education as a public good. So we are doubly proud to be recognized as one of America’s most accessible and high-quality public universities.”
The universities of Florida, Virginia and the College of William and Mary ranked second, third and fourth, followed by New College of Florida, and the universities of Georgia, California-Berkeley, Maryland at College Park, California at Los Angeles and California at San Diego. Other UNC system campuses on the list are UNC-Wilmington, 15th; NC State, 19th; Appalachian State, 33rd; UNC School of the Arts, 41st; and UNC-Asheville, 45th.
Kiplinger’s changed its methodology this year to more strongly emphasize value because of the economic challenges facing higher education. For academics, the formula considered the percentage of students returning as sophomores and the four-year graduation rate. The magazine favored campuses with low sticker prices and abundant financial aid, with bonus points for schools that keep student borrowing low.
Kiplinger’s calculated value for cost and financial aid (low sticker prices, generous need-based aid and percentage of need met) and student indebtedness (low average debt at graduation and low percentage of students who borrow). Other categories were competitiveness (high test scores among freshmen, a low admission rate and a high yield as measures of selectivity and intellectual synergy); graduation rates (maximum points for the four-year rate; half that amount for a strong six-year rate); and academic support (number of students per faculty and freshman retention rate).
Kiplinger’s story, “Best Values in Public Colleges,” focused on how Carolina exemplified value. From the 1990s through the post-2008 recession, “UNC-Chapel Hill has been a leader for academic excellence, low cost and generous financial aid—exactly the criteria by which we define value,” wrote Jane Bennett Clark, senior associate editor.
The story traced UNC-Chapel Hill’s efforts to protect academics while absorbing more than $230 million in state budget reductions since 2008 by focusing cuts on administrative areas until this year, when course sections and classroom seats declined and class sizes increased. Kiplinger’s also reported on Carolina Counts (http://carolinacounts.unc.edu/), a campus-wide initiative to make operations more efficient following a Bain & Company study. Carolina Counts has identified and implemented $50 million in permanent administrative savings.
“I’m really proud of the work we’ve done to shelter undergraduate teaching,” Thorp said in the story. “We’re running out of ways to do that.”
The Kiplinger’s story praised schools like UNC-Chapel Hill for delivering a great education to students despite budget cuts.
“North Carolina’s flagship institution boasts a highly competitive admission rate, a strong record for graduating students on time, an in-state cost that barely exceeds the national average and an admirable record on student borrowing: More than two-thirds of Carolina students graduate debt-free,” Clark wrote.
Kiplinger’s highlighted the University’s efforts to provide financial aid to students, pointing out that Carolina is one of only two top public universities (along with Virginia) that meets 100 percent of the documented need for all undergraduate students, including qualified out-of-state students.
“We’ve done really well at Carolina because of the commitment on the part of the administration to take care of students,” Shirley Ort, associate provost and director of the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, said in the magazine’s story.
Data considered for Kiplinger’s top 100 list included total cost for in-state students (tuition, fees, room and board, and book expenses); the average cost for a student with need after subtracting non need-based grants (not loans); the average percentage of need met by aid; and the average debt a student accumulates before graduation. For the out-of-state ranking, the magazine recalculated academic quality and expense numbers using total costs for non-resident students and average costs after financial aid.
In fall 2011, Carolina enrolled 4,026 first-year students from a record 23,753 applications. Eighty percent graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class, and they posted an average of 1300 on the SAT. Eighteen percent were first-generation college students; another 12 percent were eligible for the Carolina Covenant (http://www.unc.edu/carolinacovenant/), which promises qualified low-income students the chance to graduate debt-free.
N.C. undergraduates pay $7,009 in tuition and required fees—the next-to-last lowest rate among the University’s public campus peer group (http://www.unc.edu/news/peerinstitutions.html). Out-of-state undergraduates pay $26,834, the fourth-lowest rate among those peers. (Kiplinger’s noted that the total annual cost for in-state students after need-based aid awards was $6,548.)
A significant portion of any campus tuition increase is allocated for need-based financial aid. (For example, 45 percent of the revenue from a tuition increase proposed for next year would support need-based aid for undergraduate and graduate students.) Financial aid packages make up about two-thirds grants and scholarships and one-third loans and work-study. About 35 percent of Carolina seniors graduating in May 2011 borrowed and left with cumulative average debt of $15,472, down from $16,165 the previous year. The national average is about $25,000. Measured in constant dollars, the average cumulative debt for 2011 graduates was $2,525 less than the average cumulative debt for those who graduated in 2000.
UNC-Chapel Hill graduates 81 percent of undergraduates in four years, and 90 percent in six years. In 2010, 97 percent of first-year students returned for their sophomore year.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has provided Americans with advice on managing their money and achieving financial security since 1947.
For the 11th time in a row, UNC-Chapel Hill ranked first on Kiplinger’s list of the 100 universities and colleges that provide the best value to in-state students. The magazine also listed Carolina number one for the value offered to out-of-state students.
Kiplinger’s periodically has ranked the best public campus values since 1998; Carolina has been first every time. The new ranking appeared in the February issue and was posted along with a related story Tuesday, Jan. 3, at www.kiplinger.com/reports/best-college-values/.
“Kiplinger’s takes a hard look at what we care most about at Carolina: providing a great education to a diverse student body at an affordable price,” UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp said. “We established for the country the idea of higher education as a public good. So we are doubly proud to be recognized as one of America’s most accessible and high-quality public universities.”
The universities of Florida, Virginia and the College of William and Mary ranked second, third and fourth, followed by New College of Florida, and the universities of Georgia, California-Berkeley, Maryland at College Park, California at Los Angeles and California at San Diego. Other UNC system campuses on the list are UNC-Wilmington, 15th; NC State, 19th; Appalachian State, 33rd; UNC School of the Arts, 41st; and UNC-Asheville, 45th.
Kiplinger’s changed its methodology this year to more strongly emphasize value because of the economic challenges facing higher education. For academics, the formula considered the percentage of students returning as sophomores and the four-year graduation rate. The magazine favored campuses with low sticker prices and abundant financial aid, with bonus points for schools that keep student borrowing low.
Kiplinger’s calculated value for cost and financial aid (low sticker prices, generous need-based aid and percentage of need met) and student indebtedness (low average debt at graduation and low percentage of students who borrow). Other categories were competitiveness (high test scores among freshmen, a low admission rate and a high yield as measures of selectivity and intellectual synergy); graduation rates (maximum points for the four-year rate; half that amount for a strong six-year rate); and academic support (number of students per faculty and freshman retention rate).
Kiplinger’s story, “Best Values in Public Colleges,” focused on how Carolina exemplified value. From the 1990s through the post-2008 recession, “UNC-Chapel Hill has been a leader for academic excellence, low cost and generous financial aid—exactly the criteria by which we define value,” wrote Jane Bennett Clark, senior associate editor.
The story traced UNC-Chapel Hill’s efforts to protect academics while absorbing more than $230 million in state budget reductions since 2008 by focusing cuts on administrative areas until this year, when course sections and classroom seats declined and class sizes increased. Kiplinger’s also reported on Carolina Counts (http://carolinacounts.unc.edu/), a campus-wide initiative to make operations more efficient following a Bain & Company study. Carolina Counts has identified and implemented $50 million in permanent administrative savings.
“I’m really proud of the work we’ve done to shelter undergraduate teaching,” Thorp said in the story. “We’re running out of ways to do that.”
The Kiplinger’s story praised schools like UNC-Chapel Hill for delivering a great education to students despite budget cuts.
“North Carolina’s flagship institution boasts a highly competitive admission rate, a strong record for graduating students on time, an in-state cost that barely exceeds the national average and an admirable record on student borrowing: More than two-thirds of Carolina students graduate debt-free,” Clark wrote.
Kiplinger’s highlighted the University’s efforts to provide financial aid to students, pointing out that Carolina is one of only two top public universities (along with Virginia) that meets 100 percent of the documented need for all undergraduate students, including qualified out-of-state students.
“We’ve done really well at Carolina because of the commitment on the part of the administration to take care of students,” Shirley Ort, associate provost and director of the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, said in the magazine’s story.
Data considered for Kiplinger’s top 100 list included total cost for in-state students (tuition, fees, room and board, and book expenses); the average cost for a student with need after subtracting non need-based grants (not loans); the average percentage of need met by aid; and the average debt a student accumulates before graduation. For the out-of-state ranking, the magazine recalculated academic quality and expense numbers using total costs for non-resident students and average costs after financial aid.
In fall 2011, Carolina enrolled 4,026 first-year students from a record 23,753 applications. Eighty percent graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class, and they posted an average of 1300 on the SAT. Eighteen percent were first-generation college students; another 12 percent were eligible for the Carolina Covenant (http://www.unc.edu/carolinacovenant/), which promises qualified low-income students the chance to graduate debt-free.
N.C. undergraduates pay $7,009 in tuition and required fees—the next-to-last lowest rate among the University’s public campus peer group (http://www.unc.edu/news/peerinstitutions.html). Out-of-state undergraduates pay $26,834, the fourth-lowest rate among those peers. (Kiplinger’s noted that the total annual cost for in-state students after need-based aid awards was $6,548.)
A significant portion of any campus tuition increase is allocated for need-based financial aid. (For example, 45 percent of the revenue from a tuition increase proposed for next year would support need-based aid for undergraduate and graduate students.) Financial aid packages make up about two-thirds grants and scholarships and one-third loans and work-study. About 35 percent of Carolina seniors graduating in May 2011 borrowed and left with cumulative average debt of $15,472, down from $16,165 the previous year. The national average is about $25,000. Measured in constant dollars, the average cumulative debt for 2011 graduates was $2,525 less than the average cumulative debt for those who graduated in 2000.
UNC-Chapel Hill graduates 81 percent of undergraduates in four years, and 90 percent in six years. In 2010, 97 percent of first-year students returned for their sophomore year.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has provided Americans with advice on managing their money and achieving financial security since 1947.
Friday, March 11, 2011
A note from CBS about coverage changes for the NCAA tournament
It’s time for March Madness, and we wanted you to be aware of big changes in how CBS Sports covers the tournament.
Briefly, CBS and Turner Sports have joined together to televise every single game in its entirety. This is good news for viewers with access to CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV because they will be able to watch the game of their choice. However, since many viewers do not have access to cable or satellite, some may be disappointed in the games that CBS provides WRAL-TV under this new arrangement, including the possibility that WRAL may not be broadcasting games involving our local teams.
We’ve tried to anticipate the questions fans might have and have attached a comprehensive set of FAQs. If appropriate, we would appreciate you helping us communicate these changes to local viewers.
2011 NCAA MARCH MADNESS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Why Is This Year Different Than Prior Years?
A: The NCAA negotiated a new 14-year contract with CBS and Turner Sports to make every tournament game available on TV. Over the course of the 67 games of the tournament, 26 will air on CBS (including the Final Four and Championship Game), 16 on TBS, 12 on TNT and 13 on truTV.
What Is Different About the Coverage?
A: CBS television stations across the country, including WRAL-TV, will no longer have the choice of what games to air, even if the teams are of local interest. The national game selections will be determined by CBS and the three Turner networks. In any scheduled time period, each network will carry its assigned game and only that game. CBS will no longer be allowed to “flex” from game to game in search of a more competitive match up, or to fill time between games.
Will WRAL Carry the Games of Local Interest?
A: Not necessarily. WRAL-TV has no choice in what game it airs. The station will carry whatever game CBS chooses to broadcast nationally.
Can CBS Pick Any Game It Wants?
A: Actually the networks will be picking “locations” instead of “games” for each broadcast window. The networks will be evaluating the interest in the combination of the two games being played in each regional site and will make their selection accordingly. As such in each broadcast window, CBS will not be able to take one game from one site and the second game from another.
When Will the Broadcast Schedule Be Determined and Announced?
A: Once the NCAA brackets are announced on Sunday, March 13 at 6PM (ET), CBS Sports and Turner Sports will work together to set the broadcast schedules for the first and second round games for each of the four networks. The schedule for the “First Four” games on Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16, and the second-round games on Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18 will be announced within 24 hours after the “Selection Show” Sunday night and will be posted and continually updated on wralsportsfan.com.
If the CBS Game Is a “Blow Out,” Will CBS Move to Another Regional Site and Show the Remainder of a More Competitive Game?”
A: No. They must stay with the game that they were scheduled to broadcast.
Will CBS Switch to Other Games if Their Game Ends Early?
A: CBS will no longer be permitted to take viewers to other games in progress other than a brief “look-in.” (Each network is only allowed a total of up to three minutes of “look-ins” during each half of each game.) Upon the conclusion of any game, viewers will be taken to a studio location for updates, highlights and possibly brief “look-ins,” schedule permitting.
Will Any Games Be Simulcast on More Than One Network?
A: No. Each of the games will be shown nationally and independently.
What If Viewers Do Not Have Access to TBS, TNT or truTV?
A: Unfortunately, fans that do not have cable or satellite, or whose channels do not include all three Turner networks, will not have access to a portion of the games on television. Any game that is not assigned to CBS will be shown on one of the Turner networks only. However, as in years past, all games are available for free on NCAA “March Madness on Demand.” Go to wral.com and look for the link to “March Madness On Demand” or paste the following in your browser-- http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2010-12-19/ncaa-march-madness-demand.
Why Is This Good for Viewers?
A: Presuming a fan has access to all four networks, he or she can customize their viewing to their preferences and switch from game to game whenever they choose. The broadcast windows will be basically the same as in the past, but will be staggered in such a fashion that a fan can essentially watch wall-to-wall basketball all day and all night.
Will the games be available in high definition?
A: All games on WRAL-TV will be broadcast in high definition. The three Turner networks will have the games in high definition on their respective HD channels. Check with your cable or satellite provider to confirm whether you can receive the Turner channels in HD.
Will WRAL-TV still offer its multicast of the games on Time Warner Cable?
A: No. This new arrangement precludes the Station from providing the multicast.
Will some satellite subscribers still have the opportunity to subscribe to DirecTV's Mega March Madness?
A: No. It is no longer available.
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