Faculty and Administration -

Six UNC professors pleasantly surprised by election to science association

By David Doochin | December 5

A handful of UNC scientists have been honored with election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science — an award that came as a genuine ...

Faculty Executive Committee discusses academic freedom issue

By Katie Kilmartin | November 25

Questions raised by UNC's accreditation body — the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges — letter were at the top of ...

Faculty Council focuses on core values in response to Wainstein report

By Katie Reeder | November 21

Faculty members have been in an identity crisis since the release of the Wainstein Report a month ago.

Karen Gil to step down in May

By Kristen Chung | November 21

After serving since 2009 as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Karen Gil has decided it’s time to step down and give someone else a chance ...

Veterans affairs position proposed to Board of Trustees

By Sara Salinas | November 21

Student Body President Andrew Powell and Jacob Hinton support creating a University position devoted to veterans affairs, but UNC’s administration is ...

UNC's General Counsel Leslie Strohm to leave for Louisville

By Bradley Saacks | November 17

After staying on to help the University handle the aftermath of the Wainstein report, UNC’s longtime General Counsel Leslie Strohm will leave her post ...

For now, no night parking fee in sight

By Mona Bazzaz | November 13

The proposal for students, staff and faculty to pay for night parking on campus will remain on hold for now.

Faculty Executive Committee wants more involvement in student-athlete matters

By Acy Jackson | November 11

UNC faculty want a place to voice their concerns directly when it comes to the role of athletics in the University, members of the Faculty Executive Committee ...

WORLD NEWS BERLIN-WALL-ANNIVERSARY 2 ZUM

Q&A with Berlin Wall expert, UNC professor Konrad Jarausch

By Jungsu Hong | November 10

Sunday marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The wall, built on Aug. 15, 1961, by the government of East Germany, remains one of ...

Professor Altha Cravey spoke on behalf of UNC's Progressive Faculty Network at Wednesday's rally, "Speaking Back to the Wainstein Report."

Progressive Faculty Network needles Wainstein report

By Bri Cotton | November 6

While the Progressive Faculty Network has diverse opinions on the Wainstein report, there is one thing they can agree on — the problem is much bigger ...

Faculty Council suggest solutions to academic problems

By Harvey Ye | November 3

A week after the release of Kenneth Wainstein’s investigation report on the academic scandal, the members of the UNC Faculty Council assembled to discuss ...

Professor Joseph DeSimone pictured in front of the roll-to-roll particle-fabrication unit housed at UNC-Chapel Hill's Caudill Labs. Roll-to-roll fabrication technology is used in the manufacture of vaccines and medicines.

Chemistry professor Joe DeSimone receives national recognition

By Emily Lowe | October 30

UNC chemistry professor Joseph DeSimone can celebrate knowing that he has achieved a feat so great, only a handful of people in the world can say the ...

Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, newly appointed interim director of the Parr Center of Ethics and director of the PPE program attends a talk organized by the program called ,“Yes, No, Maybe: Can Law Fix Our Troubled Sexual Culture?” led by Shari Moto. Caldwell Hall, Oct 27.

Jan Boxill replaced as director of Parr Center

By Brielle Kronstedt | October 28

After being implicated in the University’s athletic-academic scandal Wednesday, Professor Jan Boxill lost her directorship of the Parr Center for Ethics. ...

Chancellor Carol Folt promised to give disciplinary action to nine employees upon receiving the Wainstein report.

Faculty, athletic counselors facing disciplinary action at UNC

By Jane Wester | October 24

Before students could even digest the Wainstein report, Chancellor Carol Folt made a promise — nine UNC employees will face disciplinary action.

Faculty members gather Monday afternoon in South building for the Faculty Executive Committee meeting. The meeting, which was led by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost James W. Dean Jr, covered student binge drinking.

Binge drinking on campus addressed by Faculty Executive Committee

By Wei Zhou | October 21

When Provost Jim Dean addresses binge drinking on campus, he’s going to go big.

Students split on policy protecting Rita Balaban's unmasking

By Katie Reeder | October 21

Economics professor Rita Balaban has no regrets, and the general opinion around campus seems to be that she doesn’t need them.

Gay faculty at UNC receive health care for spouses

By Noelle Wells | October 20

UNC employees can now begin enrolling same-sex spouses in the State Health Plan.

Summer Writing Group Program will provide support to faculty during summer months

By Sneha Kumar | October 7

Summer is different for everyone. For some, it is a time to relax after the stressful academic year. For others, it is a time to travel abroad and experience ...

Course evaluations slammed as ineffective

By Noelle Wells | October 2

The end of each semester brings students a deluge of emails requesting their input on classes — and some professors at UNC and beyond are questioning ...

Stephen Farmer, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admissions.

UNC’s head of admissions Stephen Farmer focuses on opportunity

By Sam Shaw | September 30

UNC has long focused on the number of college-level courses high school students take during the admissions process. The University is now giving course ...