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Education is not the answer to every problem, but “it will help us all to learn more about those with whom we share life on this fragile globe,” a sentiment explored in depth March 31 by former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, the keynote speaker at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Spring Convocation for Honors.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright will be the featured speaker during ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Spring Convocation for Honors at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, in Alumni Gym. Tickets are still available for the general public and for students, faculty and staff.

Victoria “Tori” Davis, an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ political science and international studies double major, has been named the recipient of a 2009 Fulbright U.S. Student Grant, one of the premier fellowships for post-graduate international study.

Matt Matheny, a 16-year veteran assistant basketball coach at Davidson College, has been selected to lead ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's men's basketball program. He was introduced as the 17th head men's basketball coach in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ history at a March 29 news conference, vowing his goal is to ensure the academic success of the players and at the same time propel ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to a spot in the NCAA Division I tournament.

“One on One Sports,” a sports debate show produced by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Student Television, was named this week as one of three award-winners in the Newscast category of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences College Television Awards.

Frances Ward-Johnson, an associate professor in the School of Communications, has been named to the Universal Accreditation Board, the leading certification body for the public relations profession. Ward-Johnson was appointed to the board by Public Relations Society of America president Michael Cherenson and Felicia Blow, chair of the UAB.

Half of North Carolinians oppose a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages in the Tar Heel State, according to the latest ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll, but just one fifth of respondents support full marriage rights for gays and lesbians.

Pam Kiser, Watts-Thompson Professor in the Department of Human Services, has accepted the position of Interim Dean of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College, the College of Arts and Sciences, and will start her new role with the university on June 1.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ senior Victoria “Tori” Davis has been named the recipient of a DACOR Bacon House Foundation fellowship for graduate study in international affairs, a $10,000 award that will assist her this fall as she begins work toward a doctorate in political science en route to a career with the U.S. Foreign Service.