Carolina chancellor search secrets are out
The N&O identifies Holden Thorp as a finalist for UNC-CH chancellor.
Thorp, a chemistry professor and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Carolina, confirms he's a candidate.
The story also refers to the blog University Lotto, which says other finalists are Michael Smith, vice chancellor for public service and engagement and dean of the School of Government at Carolina; and Phillip L. Clay, chancellor at MIT and a member of the Board of Trustees at Carolina.
All look like outstanding candidates. Their Carolina connections are a big plus.
Officially, the search process is hush-hush. The public isn't supposed to know who the finalists are.
So news leaks out unofficially.
What does the secrecy accomplish? It would be better to conduct an open search from the start.