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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

The Faculty Executive Committee met on July 19. Among other agenda items, the committee discussed issues of academic freedom, in particular concerning a UNC Press Board appointment decision. As a result of this discussion, the committee approved the following statement. … Continued

The Faculty Council held an emergency meeting on July 14, 2021 to discuss University administration and shared governance. During the meeting, the Council passed Resolution 2021-8. On Confidence in Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz and Expectation of Shared Governance [PDF].

The Faculty Council will hold an emergency virtual meeting on Wednesday, July 14, at 3 p.m. to discuss University administration and governance.  The agenda includes a link to the livestream. Please note that this meeting will go into closed session … Continued

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. … Continued

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 … Continued

The following message was sent to the UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty on June 19, 2021. The email can be viewed at this link. Dear Carolina Community: Like many of you, this weekend I find myself with a heavy heart. Despite calls … Continued

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 … Continued