UNC System President Emeritus Tom Ross has been named as the first Terry Sanford Distinguished Fellow at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
“I am delighted to have the opportunity to work on important policy issues with the outstanding faculty, staff and students at the Sanford School,” said Ross. “It is particularly meaningful to me to serve as the first Sanford Distinguished Fellow and to be associated with such a great university.”
Ross will work with the Center for Politics, Leadership, Innovation and Service, to launch a bipartisan project aimed at improving how political district lines are drawn in the United States.
He will start February 1 and will continue at least through the spring semester, according to Duke University.
“We are delighted to welcome a person of Tom’s stature and experience to Sanford,” said Kelly Brownell, dean of the Sanford School. “The school is working on a number of projects to enhance our impact in North Carolina, and with Tom’s decades of experience in public service, he will provide important guidance for that effort.”
Ross remains a tenured faculty member at UNC and plans to return to the School of Government there after a one-year sabbatical.
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