2021 Faculty Election
Harry Watson
Running for: Division 4. Social Sciences: Faculty Council, Tenured
- Professor
- History, College of Arts and Sciences
- Appointed: 1976
- Ph.D., Nothwestern University, 1976
- Candidate Website
UNC Service
Faculty Council, 2001-2004, 2012-2015 and 2018-2021
Director, Center for the Study of the American South (CSAS), 1999-2012
Editor, Southern Cultures, quarterly journal of CSAS, 1993-2019
Member, History Department Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Committee leadership and membership in numerous faculty searches and promotion reviews
Candidate Statement
Drawing on my previous service on the Council and at UNC, I would like to contribute to the Council's institutional memory, especially in the areas of faculty governance, administrative accountability and transparency, athletics integrity, and faculty control of curriculum. I believe strongly in the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all parts of the University, and will vigorously support efforts to build on and expand our efforts in these areas. I recognize that the University now faces a severe crisis of budget and resources that stems from declining political support, and I would like the Faculty Council to help alleviate the crisis by a strong defense to our leaders and citizens of adequate public support for excellence in teaching, research, and service.
