During a buffet dinner at the Executive Mansion, Gov. Scott convenes an audience of 40 UNC trustees and Board of Higher Education members. Scott appeals to the trustees directly, telling them it is their responsibility to establish policy and provide leadership. The governor says he favors a “new structure” different from both the university and the BHE, one that would require “scrambling a whole new batch of eggs.” By late December both the BHE and UNC Board of Trustees agree to cooperate with the governor.
Source: “William Friday: Power, Purpose, & American Higher Education” by William Link