Faculty governance leadership sent a message to the faculty today in support of Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Giselle Corbie. Dear colleagues, This morning, a North Carolina news outlet published an opinion piece accusing UNC-Chapel Hill of having a “DEI … Read more

Earlier this week, we sent out an email from Provost Clemens and Senior Vice Provost Corbie reminding faculty to take this year’s COACHE survey. They also outline how the data will be used to improve conditions for faculty. Improve UNC-Chapel … Read more

The Faculty Executive Committee met this afternoon and released the following statement addressed to the chancellor and provost regarding the general education curriculum: To:       Chancellor Lee H. Roberts and Provost J. Christopher Clemens From:   Faculty Executive Committee Today, the Faculty … Read more

Joseph S. Ferrell, the 39th faculty member to serve as Secretary of the Faculty, passed away on Wednesday, January 29. Joe served as secretary for 20 years, from 1996-2016. He was a quiet force of nature whose influence is felt … Read more

The first Faculty Council meeting of 2025 is being held on Friday, Jan. 24 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 at this link. … Read more

Voting on the resolutions to amend The Faculty Code of University Government ended yesterday at midnight. All three resolutions were passed by this vote of the general faculty after having been passed by the Faculty Council earlier this fall. Resolution 2024-7. … Read more

Members of the voting faculty are asked to vote on resolutions to amend The Faculty Code of University Government, our university’s foundational document for faculty governance. Amendments to The Faculty Code require two votes: one by the Faculty Council, and … Read more

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

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

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