TO THE EDITOR:
The letter on Nov. 5 criticizing the Faculty Athletics Committee as victims of regulatory capture is remarkably inaccurate.
Faculty Council assigned the FAC the charge of “informing the faculty and advising the chancellor on any aspect of athletics” and gave the FAC no charge of “oversight,” no regulatory power, no resources and no direct access to data that would inform the issues raised in the letter.
And given that the FAC includes nine elected faculty members, any criticism of its composition should be directed at the faculty members who vote in the annual Faculty Council elections.
Finally, given the current FAC chairwoman’s effective leadership, a criticism based on her academic appointment is totally inaccurate and inappropriate. Are some critics of UNC athletics victims of self-deception?
Prof. J. Steven Reznick
Psychology
