The faculty’s Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards invites your nominations for candidates for UNC honorary degrees to be awarded at the 2015 May Commencement ceremony. A maximum of five of these prestigious awards will be given to recognize individuals who … Read more
The Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards invites your nominations for the Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award to be presented at the October 12, 2014, University Day ceremony. This award was established in 2010 to recognize outstanding service by … Read more
Faculty Council will hold its October meeting on Friday, October 4th, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the Pleasants Room of Wilson Library. The agenda is now available here, and all members of the faculty are welcome to attend. Highlights … Read more
Here’s a “Storify” of the live-Tweets related to the Faculty Council and General Faculty meeting held on Friday, September 13, 2013. [View the story “UNC Faculty Council, September 13, 2013 #FacCouncil” on Storify]
The release last week of the Rawlings Panel report making recommendations for reform in UNC and college athletics called to mind for many a very similar report issued in 1989 by a Faculty Council-commissioned “Ad Hoc Committee on Athletics and … Read more
The Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards invites your nominations for Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards to be presented at the October 12, 2014, University Day ceremony. Please include appropriate biographical information and a statement in support of the … Read more
The Faculty Executive Committee approved the following statement at its regular meeting on Monday, July 29, 2013: Steven Bachenheimer, Michael Gerhardt, and Laurie Maffly-Kipp (in absentia), join with the following current and former members of the UNC Faculty Executive Committee … Read more
The results of the 2013 faculty governance elections are in! 1605 faculty members cast ballots, for a record turnout of 43.8% (at least, a record as compared with our records since 1997). Full results are available here, and we will … Read more
Dear UNC Faculty Colleagues: We invite you to join us for the joyous events of Commencement Weekend 2013 on Saturday, May 11th and Sunday, May 12th. Our students’ accomplishments are remarkable, and their friends and families value our roles as … Read more
The Faculty Council and General Faculty meeting originally set for April 12th, but canceled due to events related to the announcement of Carol Folt’s appointment as chancellor-elect, will be held this Friday, April 26th. The time slot is the usual … Read more
