The selection of Peter Hans to head our state’s Community College System was expected, especially after it became known that Governor Roy Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger jointly wrote a letter to the selection committee making it clear Hans was their choice. Peter Hans has previously served as a state community college board member, former chair of the UNC Board of Governors and is politically well connected. He will need that experience and those relationships in his new role.
In his new role Peter cannot be Hans Solo
Tom Campbell
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