The following message was emailed to all faculty on September 23, 2021 Dear Faculty Colleagues: As you are aware, we will be celebrating the Class of 2020 on the weekend of October 8-10 and I’m writing to invite you to … Read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, On behalf of the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee, I invite your nominations for an important faculty honor: the 2022 Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award. The Edward Kidder Graham Award recognizes a current member of … Read more

Chair of the Faculty Mimi Chapman convened a special meeting of the Faculty Executive Committee on August 4 to discuss coronavirus safety for fall semester. After hearing from Provost Bob Blouin and faculty experts from public health and government, the … Read more

This week, the Faculty Executive Committee will meet to discuss coronavirus safety for fall semester. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 4 from 3 to 4 p.m. and will be held online. Please email facgov@unc.edu by 2 p.m. on … Read more

Dear Faculty Colleagues, I’m excited to begin my term as Secretary of the Faculty. As I step into this new role, I want to take a moment to recognize Vin Steponaitis, whose five-year term as Secretary ended on June 30. … Read more

Dear Carolina Community: At last, a difficult chapter has come to a conclusion. Yesterday, the UNC Board of Trustees met to consider Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure dossier and then voted to grant her tenure. Afterwards, someone sent me a message describing … Read more

The Faculty Executive Committee held a special meeting this morning to discuss recent Board of Trustees actions regarding tenure in light of journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones not having been offered a tenured faculty position. Due to the sensitive nature of such … Read more

The Faculty Executive Committee will hold a special meeting to discuss recent Board of Trustee actions regarding tenure. The meeting takes place Monday, May 24, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will be held remotely using Zoom ID 942 1879 … Read more

The following message was sent to all faculty today. Dear Colleagues: I know many of you are concerned about issues raised this morning by NC Policy Watch concerning a tenure decision made by the Board of Trustees. The remarks I made … Read more

Today, Chair of the Faculty Mimi Chapman and Student Body President Lamar Richards sent the following message to faculty and students. Professor Chapman is pleased to collaborate with the Student Body President.  Dear Carolina Community, The past year has been … Read more