The Office of Faculty Governance worked in conjunction with the Faculty Executive Committee to offer a series of brainstorming workshops for faculty to generate ideas about the disposition of the Confederate statue known as Silent Sam. The feedback has been … Read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, The Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, is now accepting nominations for the 2019 O. Max Gardner Award through November 30, 2018. The award, established in 1947 by … Read more

Statement on Silent Sam The following letter is a statement from the undersigned members of Faculty Executive Committee, not a formal resolution adopted by committee. Vin Steponaitis, Secretary of the Faculty —————————— August 28, 2018 The undersigned members of the Faculty … Read more

February 27, 2017 Dear colleagues, The Office of Faculty Governance, on behalf of the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards, is now accepting nominations for the University’s 2017 Thomas Jefferson Award. This award, established in 1961, is given annually to “that … Read more

Last month’s installment of the Faculty Council’s “diversity syllabus,” a year-long program to highlight diversity and inclusion efforts at the University, featured Professor Elizabeth Dickinson from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business. Professor Dickinson led an activity and discussion on race, … Read more

All members of the faculty are invited to join us at the Anne Queen Faculty Commons at the Campus Y on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to meet this year’s candidates for Chair of the … Read more

Faculty Governance Graduate Research Assistant, spring 2014 Description: The Office of Faculty Governance is seeking a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student assistant for the spring 2014 semester. The graduate student will assist the Executive Assistant and the Faculty Welfare Committee with … Read more

The Office of Faculty Governance is now hiring a work-study eligible student to assist with events. Read the full description below and see the posting here. Job ID: #2811 Program: On-Campus Category: General Office Name of Department/Agency: OFFICE FACULTY GOVERNANCE … Read more

We will be observing a moment of silence for the victims of last Friday’s Sandy Hook shooting today at 9:30 a.m.  We won’t be Tweeting or Facebooking or otherwise working online during that time.  Bells at the UNC bell tower … Read more

The deadline to nominate UNC faculty members for two prestigious awards is December 1, 2012.  The Edward Kidder Graham Award is a campuswide faculty service award, while the O. Max Gardner Award recognizes a faculty member from the entire UNC system … Read more