Prof. Vin Steponaitis, professor of anthropology, Director of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, and chair of the curriculum in archaeology, will become Secretary of the Faculty as of July 1, 2016. He will succeed longtime Secretary Joe Ferrell, who is retiring … Read more

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 … Read more

The faculty’s Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards invites your nominations for candidates for UNC honorary degrees to be awarded at the 2017 May Commencement ceremony. A maximum of five of these prestigious awards will be given to recognize individuals who … Read more

Carolina’s mid-year commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center.  Faculty members are invited to join the processional, either with or without regalia. Participating faculty will assemble at 1:30 p.m. in … Read more

The nominations period is now open for candidates to be selected as UNC-Chapel Hill’s nominee to the UNC system for consideration for the 2016 O. Max Gardner Award, given by the UNC Board of Governors to “that member of the … 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

University Day 2015 will be celebrated on Monday, October 12, at 11:00 a.m. in Memorial Hall. Classes are cancelled from 10 AM-1 PM. All members of the University community are invited to attend the celebration commemorating the laying of the cornerstone of … Read more

Thanks to the efforts of faculty and staff at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Faculty Council will move its meetings for the Fall 2015 semester to Pharmacy’s Kerr Hall, which is south of the McCauley St./South Road intersection with S. Columbia St., sort … 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

The message below was sent to all faculty involved in faculty governance on April 1, 2015: ### Dear Esteemed Colleagues in Faculty Governance, I’m writing to ask you to visit http://bot.unc.edu/comments/ before the April 25th deadline to offer your thoughts … Read more