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. … Read more
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 … 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
On June 19, Chair of the Faculty Mimi Chapman sent a message addressed to the campus community urging school, departments and individuals to speak out in one voice in favor of academic freedom, especially as it pertains to granting tenure … Read more
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 … 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
