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 open for 2023 Thomas Jefferson Award
The Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee, is requesting nominations for the University’s 2023 Thomas Jefferson Award. This award is the highest recognition that the faculty can give to a UNC-CH faculty … Continued
Additional time available to submit honorary degree nominations
The Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee is requesting nominations for UNC-Chapel Hill honorary degrees to be awarded in 2024. Since the faculty is entrusted with the conferral of degrees, faculty members are urged to consider suitable candidates and … Continued
Honorary Degree nomination deadline extended
Faculty requested to submit nominations for honorary degrees The Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee is requesting nominations for UNC-Chapel Hill honorary degrees to be awarded in 2024. Since the faculty is entrusted with the conferral of degrees, faculty … Continued
2023 Faculty Governance Interest Survey open through Jan. 30
The 2023 Faculty Governance Interest Survey was sent to all members of the voting faculty on January 12. The closing date has been extended to 1 p.m. on Monday, January 30th. Please read on for more information about the … Continued
Calendar
Wednesday 12:00 am
Faculty Election: March 29-April 12
Monday 3:00 pm
Faculty Executive Committee
Tuesday 2:00 pm
Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee
Tuesday 9:00 am
University Committee on Copyright