Dear Colleagues, As chair of the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee, I am writing to request your nominations for UNC-Chapel Hill honorary degrees to be awarded in 2025 or later. Faculty members are entrusted with the conferral of degrees, … Read more

Please note that the Joint Meeting of the General Faculty and Faculty Council scheduled for Friday, Dec. 1 has been canceled. For more information, please see the following message from the chair and secretary of the faculty. Dear colleagues,   We … Read more

The Faculty Executive Committee released the following statement on July 10, 2023 regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on race-conscious college admissions practices. The statement can also be accessed at this link [PDF]. Statement of the Faculty Executive Committee … Read more

Once a semester, the Faculty Council holds a joint meeting with the General Faculty. The fall 2022 meeting is being held on Friday, Dec. 2 from 3-5 p.m. in 1001 Kerr Hall at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy. All faculty … Read more

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 … Read more

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. … Read more

UNC-CH faculty members (who are not Faculty Council members) may register to attend the April 2022 Meeting of the Faculty Council and General Faculty on Zoom. The meeting will be held remotely from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, April … Read more

We have a new link for the February Faculty Council meeting. You can view the meeting at this link.

The deadline to submit nominations for UNC-Chapel Hill honorary degrees to be awarded in spring 2023 has been extended to Monday, February 21, 2022. These prestigious awards will be conferred at May 2023 Commencement to recognize individuals who have rendered … Read more

The Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee requests nominations for UNC-Chapel Hill honorary degrees to be awarded in spring 2023. The deadline to submit a nomination is February 14, 2022. These prestigious awards will be conferred at May 2023 Commencement to … Read more