Representative Joe Hackney

Speaker to discuss university governance, law-making

RALEIGH _ Speaker Joe Hackney has agreed to participate in a panel discussion on university governance as part of a course at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Speaker Hackney will be joined on the panel by Roger Perry, immediate past chair of the university’s Board of Trustees. The pair will speak on Oct. 26 to about 60 students enrolled in the Role of the University in American Life course. They will discuss the making of laws, policies and rules that govern the university.

The class is an opportunity for students to hear from people who are key thought leaders and decision-makers about higher education in general and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in particular. It will begin at 11 a.m. in Room 039 of the Graham Memorial Building, home to the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence.

Speaker Hackney graduated from UNC in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and earned his juris doctorate from the UNC School of Law in 1970. In 2007, he received the school’s William Richardson Davie Award for extraordinary service to the university.

What:   Speaker Hackney to participate in class discussion at UNC

When:   11 a.m., Oct. 26

Where:  Room 039, Graham Memorial Building, UNC-Chapel Hill campus

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