The General Faculty and the Faculty Council considered three resolutions presented by the Committee on University Government at the January 29 Faculty Council meeting. Each of the resolutions passed the first reading and will be voted on once more on … Read more
The faculty’s Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards invites nominations for candidates for the 2016 Thomas Jefferson Award. This award, established in 1961, is given annually to “that member of the academic community who through personal influence and performance of duty … Read more
The (Chancellor’s) Advisory Committee invites nominations (including self-nominations) for the position of Secretary of the Faculty, which will be open as of July 1, 2016, when current Secretary Joe Ferrell will step down. A position description and instructions for how to apply … Read more
The announcement below was sent to the General Faculty on September 30, 2015: ### Acting in its capacity as the body holding the faculty’s delegated legislative power when quick action is needed, the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) Monday afternoon approved a plan … Read more
In 2014, the Office of Faculty Governance and the Faculty Welfare Committee drafted a new electronic version of the UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Handbook, which was last issued in print in in 1994. The handbook does not repeat policy information given elsewhere, … Read more
The September 28th deadline is approaching for nominations for the university’s 2016 Distinguished Alumnus and Alumna Awards. Nominees for these awards are selected by the faculty’s elected Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, and they will be presented at the … Read more
To: The General Faculty Dear esteemed faculty colleagues: We are writing to express our dismay and horror regarding the senseless killing of nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina yesterday evening. In particular, we … Read more
Update 9:10 am, February 27, 2015: In light of the university’s announcement that we will return to Condition 1 this afternoon, and in consultation with Chancellor Folt and Chair of the Faculty Bruce Cairns, we have decided to HOLD this … Read more
Legislating on behalf of Faculty Council due to the need for prompt action, the Faculty Executive Committee on Monday, February 23, 2015 adopted the following resolution: Resolution 2015-7: On Oversight Authority of Centers and Institutes With reference to the recent … Read more
We’ve created a “Storify” to collect live-tweets and media coverage of the January 23, 2015 Faculty Council meeting. The agenda for the meeting is here. [View the story “UNC-CH Faculty Council, January 23, 2015” on Storify]
