August 14, 2017 The undersigned members of the Faculty Executive Committee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill condemn and deplore the murderous attack on peaceful demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the ugly expressions of racism and xenophobia … Read more

The following comments are my own and do not purport to represent any entity of UNC-CH. In my new role as chair of the faculty, several faculty members have asked me to comment on the proposal by the UNC Board … Read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, On behalf of UNC-CH Faculty Governance, we express our condolences to the Hardin family over the passing of Chancellor Emeritus Paul Hardin III. Paul Hardin presided as Chancellor of UNC-CH from 1988-1995 and oversaw the very successful bicentennial campaign. … Read more

“When someone gives you a compliment, Bruce Cairns said, the worst thing you can do is to believe it’s true. He has resisted that temptation himself while serving the past eight years as director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn … Read more

Good afternoon everyone – and welcome to the last Faculty Council meeting of the 2016-17 academic year. I apologize for not being able to give these remarks in person but my physicians preferred that I not share my acute viral … Read more

We are pleased to announce that Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Biophysics Leslie Parise has been elected to a three-year term as chair of the faculty beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2020. As chair … Read more

To: UNC General Faculty From: Chair of the Faculty Bruce Cairns & Faculty Marshal Terry Rhodes Dear UNC Faculty Colleagues: We write to remind you to join us for the joyous events of Commencement Weekend 2017 on Saturday, May 13 … Read more

Join the 2017 Chair of the Faculty Candidates Leslie Parise and Lloyd Kramer for a meet and greet in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room at Wilson Library. The morning breakfast reception will take place on March 29, 2017, at 9:30 … Read more

Chair of the Faculty Bruce Cairns published a letter to the editor in The Daily Tar Heel on February 2, 2017. The full text follows: TO THE EDITOR:I am writing in response to the opinion piece “UNC administrators mishandled Trump’s … Read more

January 31, 2017 Dear Esteemed Faculty Colleagues: On January 30 (yesterday) the UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) unanimously passed the following resolution in support of the University community (including faculty) who are affected by the recent Executive Order regarding … Read more