Faculty -

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 ...

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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 ...

UNC sees $15 million more in research

By Sara Salinas | September 26

Research has come under attack at UNC — with the school’s 80 centers and institutes battling huge budget cuts — but faculty and staff are ...

Deputy secretary of the faculty and adjunct faculty member Anne Whisnant advocates for the rights of non-tenured faculty members. She said those faculty members can be difficult to define since many are involved in several aspects of campus life. "It's a bit of a venn diagram at times," said Whisnant.

Non-tenured faculty hope for better working conditions

By Sarah Brown and Hayley Fowler | September 24

To students, the professor towering at the front of a UNC classroom might represent the pinnacle of academia: a wealth of scholarly achievements, dozens ...

Faculty website modernized to encourage mentoring

By Jenn Morrison | September 23

In August, the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence in August unveiled their new web site, created by the Chapel Hill-based advertising firm Rivers Agency. ...

Faculty online Title IX training expected to go live in a few days

By Bri Cotton | September 23

As the national conversation about sexual assault on college campuses continues, Provost Jim Dean told faculty Monday that their newly-required online ...

Faculty Council talks athlete graduation rates

By Ashlen Renner | September 22

During the first Faculty Council meeting of the academic year, the Faculty Athletics Committee presented its annual report, opening up discussion about ...

Bill Gentry (only had 15 minutes so I didn't get caption info. Look at article)

UNC professor Bill Gentry spent 30 years responding to disasters

By Noelle Wells | September 19

When it comes to disaster preparation, Bill Gentry knows what he’s doing.