Tom Rankin: No surprise
Regarding the Sept. 25 news article “Search for new UNC leader hitting snags”: Is anyone really surprised that the search for Tom Ross’ replacement is mired in board-level dysfunction and a lack of leadership?
The same Board of Governors that is blind to the rare combination of wisdom and commitment that Ross has delivered to the job now are attempting to use its limited vision to identify and attract the next UNC system president.
Leadership often begets leadership, leaving one to wonder how the Board of Governors will ever be successful in its search.
The most recent chapter of infighting and intrigue on the board only brings more concern. Those of us on the sideline can only hope that this story ends better than it started, but with each new chapter it gets harder to keep the faith.
Tom Rankin
Durham
This story was originally published October 4, 2015 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Tom Rankin: No surprise."