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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

Dear colleagues: Carolina’s mid-year commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center. Faculty members are invited to join the processional with or without regalia. As has been the campus … Continued

Chair of the Faculty and John Stackhouse Distinguished Professor Bruce Cairns was the featured speaker at Carolina’s celebration of veterans on November 10. Read more about the event at the University Gazette.

Read the full UNC News press release here. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will honor veterans and active duty members of the armed services during an annual Veterans Day ceremony at a memorial devoted to alumni military … Continued

October 17, 2016 Dear colleagues, In the spring of 2017 we will elect a new Chair of the Faculty to succeed current chair Bruce Cairns.  According to the Faculty Code of University Government, the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee serves as a … Continued

Dear faculty colleagues, It’s the time of year again to celebrate the official founding of the University. I hope you will join me and your faculty colleagues at the annual University Day processional and celebration. We will honor our distinguished … Continued

Chair of the Faculty Bruce Cairns has shared the response he received last night to Faculty Council Resolution 2016-4 (“On Supporting and Sustaining LGBTQ Academic Initiatives”) from new UNC system President Margaret Spellings and Interim President Junius Gonzales. Below you … Continued