Presbyterian hierarchy and forced out of
the church. In 1953, he founded the Community Church of Chapel Hill, the first
racially integrated congregation in the
Research Triangle.
My wife and I will be returning to
Chapel Hill in the spring to celebrate our
57th wedding anniversary, and we also will
be celebrating the accomplishments of
Charlie Jones.
Calvin B. Baldwin Jr. ’ 49
Garrett Park, Md.
Editor’s note: Rev. Charlie Jones’ name
appears a few times in a search of the
Review’s archives, including in a 1997 package of articles about the World War II years at
Carolina and in a 2006 report titled “
Segregation’s Last Stand.”
10 Years of Tuition Headlines
Double the Bills of Out-of-Staters
I read with dismay that Carolina’ s out-of-state students are once again facing a
substantial tuition hike (January/February
Review.) It seems that year after year a
snippet to that effect appears in the opening pages of the Review; all told, UNC’s
sticker price for nonresidents has just about ing to Kiplinger’s) are charged substantially
doubled since I moved into Hinton James less than their counterparts in Virginia,
dorm in fall 1998. Michigan, Texas and California, whose flag-
I fully appreciate that UNC’s first prior- ship schools are UNC’s “peers.”
ity is to be the “University of the People,” Not all of Carolina’s out-of-state students
focused on serving the citizens of North are the offspring of wealthy Yankees who just
Carolina by providing them with a top- happened to see the sky-blue light and not
quality educational option at an affordable choose a private school like Duke. Many —
rate. The University’s present tuition struc- myself included — selected UNC after care-ture, however, is approaching a ful consideration because it offered
Four Years That Changed Carolina / Student Photographers Exposed
point where nonresidents are CAR OLINA remarkable academic “bang for the
facing inappropriate discrimina- January/February2008 ALUMNIREVIEW buck,” even at nonresident rates.
tion. With the protections of the Not everyone has the good fortune
Carolina Covenant in place to of being raised in a state with a
ensure that needy students can top-notch public institution of
attend UNC without incurring higher learning. Furthermore, as
debt, it is time for wealthier in- the son of a police officer and
state students to begin paying a Keep This Line Open
Colleegge Is Notthhee Getaway It Once Was school nurse, I also can attest to the
fair share of the cost of their fact that not everyone in UNC’s
educations. I dare say that many families in out-of-state applicant pool will find a
North Carolina’s thriving metropolitan $22,000-a-year tuition bill palatable — even
areas could afford more than $5,400 in if that is competitive with market rates. Some
tuition each year. Students from these fami- nonresidents truly need an affordable college
lies, too, should certainly be making “an option like Carolina. I hope that the Univer-appropriate contribution to the University’s sity’s administrators and trustees, along with
overall goal of excellence,” to quote Chan- the N.C. General Assembly, recognize that
cellor Moeser. Carolina’s in-staters (accord- UNC has long filled a unique niche on a
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