A top governor of North Carolina's public university system says it's a coincidence that rewriting rules for finding a new president got started more than a week before the sudden replacement of the current leader was announced.
Members of the University of North Carolina board met Tuesday as they start revamping the framework for replacing UNC system President Tom Ross next year. Rewriting the 18-year-old search guidelines was set in motion before the surprise announcement earlier this month that Ross was being forced out.
UNC Board of Governors chairman and Charlotte attorney John Fennebresque says the selection guidelines rewrite and Ross's ouster are unrelated to each other. Fennebresque previously was unable to explain the reasons behind the move to replace Ross, who took over in 2011.
