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The acknowledgment for the school’s teacher preparation program follows an extensive review process and site visit earlier this year. The program was first accredited in 1991.

In this column, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ President Leo M. Lambert writes that the tax plan now being considered in Congress undermines private higher education. 

The most recent survey by the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll also asked about spending plans for the holiday season, political talk around the Thanksgiving table and favorite Thanksgiving traditions. 

Robert Buchholz will retire next year as associate vice president for facilities management and director of physical plant and will be followed by Tom Flood, now associate director of physical plant and director of landscaping and grounds. 

The recognitions come as ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ prepares for a first-round contest against Furman University in the university's second-ever NCAA Division I Football Championship appearance. 

The 15th ranked Phoenix will take on the Paladins at 1 p.m. Campus residence halls will open early so students can return to campus from Thanksgiving break for the big game. 

The new program to launch in Fall 2018 is a reincarnation of the highly effective program that prepared future teachers to work in North Carolina schools.

The most recent survey by the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll also asked about local resources to address the crisis, whether it’s a criminal or medical problem and whether the crisis is getting enough attention.

Jeffrey C. Pugh, Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies, and David A. Copeland, A.J. Fletcher Professor and professor of communications, were formally awarded the Distinguished University Professorship at a special investiture ceremony on Nov. 13. 

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