The General Faculty and Faculty Council meeting schedule is now online here. This webpage will be populated with links to agendas, meeting materials and minutes when they become available. Please bookmark the link and check back for more information. Please note … Read more

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

We’ve posted the results of the 2016 faculty elections here. This year’s turnout rate was about 41%, down a little from previous years but still strong. Thanks to all who expressed interest in serving, all who ran for various offices, and … 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

This year’s final Faculty Council meeting will be held Friday, April 15, 2016 at 3:00 pm in Kerr Hall 2001. As per our custom, this meeting will also be a meeting of the General Faculty, and several General Faculty resolutions … Read more

Summary of resolutions presented to the Faculty Council and their outcomes: Resolution 2016-4. On Supporting and Sustaining LGBTQ Academic Initiatives, presented by Professor Ruth Salvaggio (English and Comparative Literature) and a group of faculty sponsors who are affiliated with the … Read more

Over the past year, the Community and Diversity Committee has organized a series of briefings for Faculty Council members on diversity initiatives at Carolina. In the video segment below, Professor Rumay Alexander (Nursing) introduces Professor Don Hornstein (Law), chair of … 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

This year’s faculty elections will take place via electronic ballot emailed to all members of the Voting Faculty on April 18th. The deadline for voting will be April 25th, with results released on the 27th. More information about the elections … Read more

The Faculty Council agenda for the February 19, 2016 meeting has been posted here. The agenda this month includes remarks from the chancellor and provost, another installment of the “diversity syllabus,” second votes on three proposed amendments to the Faculty … Read more