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N.C. House Bill 715, or The Higher Ed. Modernization & Affordability Act, aims to end faculty tenure at all UNC System universities and community colleges. Many UNC professors have expressed alarm at the legislation. A letter with over 670 signatures said the faculty are concerned by the “interference and overreach” of the N.C. legislature, UNC Board of Governors and UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees into academic freedom and shared governance at the University. “(The state legislature) challenged the core operations of the University — teaching, research, hiring, tenure — everything that we take seriously, everything that's vital to the institution, is being challenged in a new way here,” history professor Jay Smith said. “And, we just wanted to raise our voices in protest.”
Beth Moracco has been elected as the next chairperson of the UNC faculty, succeeding current Chairperson Mimi Chapman. FEC members also spoke about a recent town hall held by the faculty, as well as the UNC Board of Governors’ proposed changes to the UNC Policy Manual and code at their Monday meeting.
"Being still is a stellar use of my time — even if it takes energy. If you need me, I'll be using my unproductive skills to photosynthesize on the quad. And I think I'll stay there a while."
Amiee N. Wall has been named as the new dean for the UNC School of Government, according to a campus-wide email sent Friday. She succeeds Mike Smith, the longest serving dean in recent University history, who stepped down from the role in December 2022.
After 33 years at the helm of the UNC volleyball program, head coach Joe Sagula announced his retirement on Monday morning. Throughout his career, Sagula recorded 865 wins — a 662-384 record while leading the Tar Heels.
The James Lewis Cates Jr. memorial — an outcome of years of student and local advocacy — was officially dedicated in the Pit on Monday. Cates, 22, was a Chapel Hill resident murdered outside the Student Union in November 1970 by members of a white supremacist motorcycle gang. “In a perfect world, we would see his dreams fully realized today and would have him here as an elder to share the beauty of his life on his own,” Student Body President Taliajah “Teddy” Vann said. “And to pour his wisdom into Black students at UNC, like members of the Northside have done for decades.”
An officer from the UNC Police Department was seen kneeling on an individual in front of the Undergraduate Library around 9:30 p.m. this evening, according to videos obtained by The Daily Tar Heel. UNC Media Relations confirmed that police made an arrest.
Our goal with The Abortion Issue is to highlight the significant medical, financial, legal and political implications of birth control and abortion access in the North Carolina.
The ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade gave individual states the power to set their own their own laws on abortion access, with almost half of U.S. states expected to ban or severely restrict abortion. North Carolina is one of the only Southern states where abortion is still legal — for up to 20-weeks of pregnancy. Here's a breakdown of abortion and reproductive health care resources in the state.
DTH Screenshot. Mimi Chapman, the current chair of the faculty, speaks at the faculty executive meeting on Jan 10, 2022.
Screenshot from the virtual Campus Safety Commission meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.
The Campus and Community Advisory Committee meet virtually on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 to discuss COVID-19 testing and vaccination rollout plans for the upcoming semester.
The Faculty Executive Committee gathered Monday afternoon to consider complexities in leadership, debates over the spring “Conflict over Gaza” Conference and the concerns of student government.
Students and community members gathered on Sunday night for a vigil to remember Eno the emu.
