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Carolyn Zahnow

"Carolyn Zahnow, executive assistant at the Pope Center, is a Raleigh, North Carolina, native who has experienced life in southern California as well as North Texas. These moves have made her all the more fond of her home state with its magnificent trees and wonderful citizens.

With degrees in marketing management from San Diego City College and communications from North Carolina State University, Zahnow is blending her marketing skills with her writing abilities to assist in many areas at the Pope Center. Past working experiences include time spent with Nokia Mobile Phones in Texas, where she created internal communications programs, and a year of substitute teaching in the local school system in the Dallas - Fort Worth area. While in North Carolina, Zahnow worked at IBM in Research Triangle Park and at Cooper Tools in Apex. Zahnow joined the Pope Center in December 2006."

Articles by Carolyn Zahnow

Oct 22, 2007 ·

Last Call!

Join other interested members of higher education as you spend the day at the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy’s annual conference, “Building Excellence into American Higher Education.”

Harry Lewis, former dean of Harvard College and author of “Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education,” is our keynote speaker and is sure to raise provocative questions and entertain you.

Stephen Balch, founder and president of the National Association of Scholars, will open the conference with “What Does Excellence Mean?”

Sep 27, 2007 ·

Dinner with a Scholar

Join the J.W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy for intimate conversation with nationally known scholars on Friday, October 26, at the Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport/Research Triangle Park.

“Intimate conversation with scholars,” you say?

Yes, it’s possible with our wonderful speakers and panelists, who can be heard the next day at our annual conference, “Building Excellence into American Higher Education.”

The list of scholars is astounding! Select the one you’d like to dine with October 26.