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UNC School of Medicine faculty take community approach to combat burnout

By Olivia Metelo | March 18

Dr. Nadia Charguia currently serves as the executive medical director of the Taking Care of Our Own program, which aims to provide timely access to clinical ...

Consititution Avenue is cleared for the parade following Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan 21, 2017. The Capital Building is adorned with American flags.

'A problem that doesn't exist': Faculty concerned about legislative influence in curriculum

By Aidan Lockhart | March 3

Two new student learning outcomes were approved by the Board of Governors Committee on Educational Planning, Policies and Programs on Wednesday. The full ...

Faculty Council discusses affirmative action, chancellor search at February meeting

By Alyssa Acevedo | February 25

The UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Council and General Faculty held a joint meeting on Friday, Feb. 23 in Kerr Hall to discuss various updates regarding the ...

Faculty Executive Committee discusses chancellor search and curriculum at meeting

By Dania Al Hadeethi | February 21

UNC’s Faculty Executive Committee met on Monday to discuss the UNC Board of Governors' proposal to mandate “Foundations of American Democracy” ...

UNC System President Peter Hans announces chancellor search committee

By Ashley Quincin | February 12

The committee will be tasked with selecting candidates and making recommendations to the Board of Trustees, who will then vote on candidates to recommend ...

UNC System presents two proposals aimed to combat "civic illiteracy"

By Lena Miano | February 1

UNC System president Peter Hans presented a proposal for two new learning outcomes during a UNC Board of Governors meeting on Jan. 25. The two learning ...

41 faculty members recognized for “broad influence” in their research

By Akash Bhowmik | January 9

In 2023, 41 UNC faculty members were named to Clarivate's 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list. Researchers were selected based on metrics such as citation ...

New 2023 campus leaders find success, challenges in first year

By Lucas Moore | December 5

New leaders on campus include faculty chair Beth Moracco, School of Civic Life and Leadership interim dean Sarah Treul Roberts, and dean of the School ...

2023 Year in Review: What fuels the fire

By Abby Pender | December 5

"Throughout all the social, political and emotional strife that has struck campus and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area in 2023, students and residents have ...

UNC faculty and staff gain access to AI generative tool Microsoft Copilot

By Brooke Elliott | November 26

UNC faculty and staff can now access Microsoft Copilot — formerly known as Bing Chat Enterprise — through the University's Information and Technology ...

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Professor's past comments, actions at protest raise concerns among students

By Madeleine Ahmadi | November 20

Evyatar Marienberg, an Israeli tenured professor in the religious studies department, attended a demonstration and shouted at pro-Palestine protesters. ...

FEC discusses distinguished professorships, campus discourse regarding Israel and Gaza in Monday meeting

By Lena Miano | November 14

Members discussed distinguished professorship changes and discourse on campus regarding the war in Israel and Gaza, and debated methods improving meeting ...

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'Panic mode': Humanities faculty struggle with burnout in their departments

By Olivia Metelo | November 14

Chair of the Linguistics Department Misha Becker negotiated a “much-needed” semester of Research and Study Assignment leave for the 2023 spring semester ...

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'Why would they do that?': Faculty reflect on restrictions for distinguished professorships

By Brooke Elliott | November 7

“I always thought it was the next honor one would aspire to, to be given this kind of position, and I appreciated it very much,” Philip Gura, UNC’s ...

'Completely overlooked': UNC researcher explores how menstrual cycles affect sports science

By Ava Wharton | November 7

According to a 2021 study in the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, only 6 percent of sports and exercise science research published between ...

Faculty Council discusses freedom of speech, artificial intelligence at meeting

By Celia Funderburk | November 7

The Faculty Council discussed freedom of speech and expression, as well as the role of the University in responding to the Israel-Hamas conflict, during ...

Hussman School to launch new political communication certificate next fall

By Samantha Nichols | November 2

Faculty members involved said the creation of the program was driven by a high demand among students for political communication courses. The program ...

FEC discusses free speech, distinguished professorships in Monday meeting

By Aidan Lockhart | November 1

The UNC Faculty Executive Committee reviewed a resolution concerning the right to free speech and a proposal to cut fund matching for non-STEM distinguished ...

2023 Hettleman Prize recognizes early-career researchers and professors

By Michael Singleton | October 26

The 2023 Hettleman Prize recognizes the faculty members, whose research ranges from mathematics to climate change to antibiotics, for their "exceptional" ...

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UNC Peer Support Core opens 2023 mini-grant applications

By Daneen Khan | October 22

The Core set aside $30,000 for peer support projects at UNC this year, and mini-grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis until May 15. According ...