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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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Spring Convocation for Honors.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright will be the featured speaker during Â鶹ÊÓƵ'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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ's men's basketball program. He was introduced as the 17th head men's basketball coach in Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ to a spot in the NCAA Division I tournament.

“One on One Sports,” a sports debate show produced by Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ College, the College of Arts and Sciences, and will start her new role with the university on June 1.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.