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
Winter Commencement Ceremony
The 2024 Winter Commencement Ceremony is taking place on Sunday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the Dean E. Smith Center. Faculty who plan to attend must notify Julie Thompson at julie.thompson@unc.edu by Monday, December 9. Faculty who respond will … Read more
Nominations for Gardner Award accepted through Nov. 25
Nomination deadline for the UNC-CH candidate for the 2025 Oliver Max Gardner Award extended to Monday, November 25 The Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, is now accepting nominations for the … Read more
Nominations sought for Chair of the Faculty candidates
Dear Faculty Colleagues, On behalf of the Advisory Committee, I invite you to nominate yourself or another faculty member to be considered as a candidate for chair of the faculty in the spring 2025 faculty election. The person we elect … Read more
Faculty Council meets on Sept. 13
The first Faculty Council meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year is being held on Friday, Sept. 13 from 3-5 p.m. in 1001 Kerr Hall (Eshelman School of Pharmacy). This meeting is open to all. It will also be streamed live … Read more
Calendar
Monday 10:00 am
Faculty Research Committee
Monday 1:00 pm
University Committee on Copyright
Monday 3:30 pm
Faculty Executive Committee
Tuesday 2:00 pm
Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee