Faculty Council
The Faculty Council makes university-wide educational policies and recommends recipients for honorary degrees and special awards. Meeting materials, membership records, memorials and resolutions are found here.
Faculty Code and Faculty Handbook
The Faculty Code of University Government provides the framework for faculty governance at Carolina. The Faculty Handbook is a portal to policies and resources for teaching, research and professional development opportunities.
Committees
Committees advise the faculty and administrators on a range of issues related to teaching, research and campus climate. A list of committees and their charges, memberships and reports are found here.
Get Involved
Nearly three hundred faculty from across the University participate in campus-wide faculty governance every year.
Faculty members serve on the Faculty Council and a diverse array of committees that take up issues such as undergraduate educational policy, promotion and tenure decisions, fixed-term faculty policies, varsity athletics, diversity and faculty welfare. We welcome faculty members to contact us at any time to express interest in service.
News
Nominations sought for Chair of the Faculty candidates
Dear Faculty Colleagues, In the spring of 2023, we will elect a new Chair of the Faculty to succeed current Chair, Mimi Chapman. According to the Faculty Code of University Government, the Advisory Committee must select at least two members of … Continued
Faculty Council passes resolution on faculty speech
At its September 9 meeting, the Faculty Council considered the matter of faculty freedom of speech, and the protection of that speech. After hearing presentations from Chair of the Faculty Mimi Chapman and First Amendment scholar and UNC Professor Michael … Continued
O. Max Gardner Award deadline extended to Sept. 15
The deadline for submitting nominations for the UNC-Chapel candidate for the System-wide Oliver Max Gardner Award has been extended toThursday, September 15, 2022 at 5 p.m. For more information, please refer to this year’s call for nominations message [HTML] from Prof. … Continued
Remote participation in September Faculty Council meeting
Faculty and others attending the September 9 Faculty Council meeting on the livestream can use Poll Everywhere to submit questions and comments during the meeting. Feedback will be addressed as time permits. Please identify yourself and your department or school. … Continued
Calendar
Thursday 11:00 am
Committee on the Status of Women
Friday 3:00 pm
Faculty Council
Monday 9:30 am
Faculty Welfare Committee
Wednesday 1:00 pm
Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee