Tuesday was a busy day in higher education across North Carolina.
It was Margaret Spellings’ first day as President of the UNC System after a process more than a year in the making. And protests were held on six campuses across the UNC System rallying against Spellings’ hire.
It has been a much-criticized 14 months for the UNC System Board of Governors, from pushing out Tom Ross, to a closed search process for his replacement to the selection of Spellings as Ross’ successor. The chair of the 32-member board during much of that transition abruptly resigned following the announcement Spellings would be the new System President.
Spellings spoke with WCHL’s Blake Hodge on Tuesday about what she is feeling finally being in place as President and how she is going to work to mend fences with those already asking for her removal.
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