Welcome back to the 2024 Forum on The Hill! All this week, broadcast live on 97.9 The Hill, expert panels of community members and local leaders will be discussing topics ranging from collegiate athletics and university policy to local politics and how national issues affect lives in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Durham and Pittsboro!

The Forum on The Hill is an annual event, and the 2024 iteration is presented by The Town of Chapel Hill, the Town of Carrboro, UNC Health and Wegmans. Fifteen panels will be held over 15 hours all this week, with conversations posted on Chapelboro.com once they’ve concluded on air. Tune in Monday, December 9 through Friday, December 13, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to hear all the discussions — and check in on our social media channels to make your voice heard!

Here are the panels happening today:

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11

School Structures: Physical and Fiscal, 3 p.m.

Host: Andrew Stuckey

  • Al Ciarochi, Deputy Superintendent of Operation, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
  • Frederick Davis, Chief Operating Officer, Orange County Schools
  • Travis Myren, County Manager, Orange County Government

STEM in Schools, 4 p.m.

Host: Brighton McConnell

  • Sara Anderson, Instructional Technology Facilitator at Ephesus Elementary, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
  • Mariah Morris, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Orange County Schools

The State of Higher Education, 5 p.m.

Host: Aaron Keck

  • Sue Estroff, Faculty Executive Committee, UNC-Chapel Hill 
  • Jaleah Taylor, Student Body President, UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Meg Zomorodi, Faculty Executive Committee, UNC-Chapel Hill

 


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