Daily Archives: January 2, 2026

Daily Five

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Here is the Fall 2025 HigherED.zone ranking of the Five Best Business Schools in North Carolina:

  1. Kenan-Flagler Business School – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  2. The Fuqua School of Business – Duke University
  3. School of Business – Wake Forest University
  4. Poole College of Management – North Carolina State University
  5. Belk College of Business – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

This Top Five List was determined by a ranked choice vote of the HigherED.zone editorial board.

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General Hugh Shelton was born
on this day in 1942

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Hugh Shelton – the American four-star general who served as the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Special Operations Command – was born on this day – January 2, 1942 – in Tarboro, North Carolina.

He is a graduate of North Carolina State University, Auburn University, and the Air War College.

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Admiral William J. Crowe was born
on this day in 1925

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William J. Crowe – the American four-star admiral who served as the 11th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom – was born on this day – January 2, 1925 – in La Grange, Kentucky.

He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Stanford University, and Princeton University.

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