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(02/19/24 2:10am)
Chris Yates’ favorite class from his time at UNC in the '90s was a rigorous course based around deep discussion of classic texts on philosophy and history, trying to search for the deepest truths of life in the “great books."
(01/21/24 7:05pm)
This year, a group of UNC alumni are leading a fundraising effort to establish a professorship in memory of James Kimball King, professor emeritus of English, in the Department of English and Comparative Literature.
(01/12/24 7:54pm)
“Do what you like, what’s important and what’s right.”
(12/06/23 4:39am)
Nearly a year after the UNC Board of Trustees passed a resolution to accelerate the development of a new School of Civic Life and Leadership — a move that many faculty members said they were not consulted about — development of the SCiLL is being led by a group of 9 inaugural faculty members with legislative funding.
(12/03/23 7:27pm)
After two decades serving the University, former dean of the Eshelman School of Pharmacy Bob Blouin has retired.
(11/27/23 4:51am)
As a soon-to-be “triple Tar Heel” who has benefitted from education in STEM and the humanities from UNC, I am in a unique position to comment on House Bill 259, which limits funding of distinguished professorships within the UNC System to only STEM fields.
(11/07/23 10:06pm)
Members of the UNC Board of Trustees called for "a full and open explanation to the entire University community" in a Nov. 3 letter regarding the N.C. General Assembly's decision to limit distinguished professorships to STEM fields.
(11/01/23 4:28am)
The UNC Faculty Executive Committee reviewed a resolution concerning the right to free speech and protest on Monday afternoon.
(10/26/23 8:13pm)
Earlier this week, UNC Research awarded five junior faculty members the 2023 Hettleman Prize: Yaiza Canzani, Brian Conlon, Angel Hsu, Pengda Liu, and Alex Worsnip.
(10/03/23 8:30pm)
Minutes after Emily Halpin, a professor in the UNC School of Education, and her class received the all-clear Alert Carolina message after the lockdown on Sept. 13, school leadership came to her classroom and suggested the option of switching rooms.
(09/13/23 12:08am)
Almost 200 UNC faculty members signed a letter calling on Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Provost Chris Clemens to create a mental health task force for graduate students in the aftermath of last month’s campus shooting.
(09/05/23 8:14pm)
Angelique Bassard was just going for a walk on Aug. 28.
(02/28/23 7:02pm)
In January, the UNC Board of Trustees unveiled the School of Civic Life and Leadership – a new school within the College of Arts and Sciences. A resolution to accelerate the creation of the program was passed on Jan. 26 without the prior knowledge of faculty.
(11/16/22 10:03pm)
Two rock ‘n’ roll albums, a current East coast tour and teaching classical literature to college students are all things that Florence Dore — a tenured professor in the UNC English and Comparative Literature department — can put on her resume.
(09/13/22 12:24am)
UNC professor Randall Kenan was a beloved colleague, author and friend. He passed on Aug. 28, 2020. Kenan had an uncanny ability to write beautiful stories that would uniquely touch his reader’s hearts.
(08/07/22 5:20pm)
As we return to campus this fall and start wondering if we will like the classes we’ve enrolled in, it’s inevitable to ponder the good, the bad and the ugly.
(06/30/22 1:52am)
During its general meeting on Monday, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed UNC faculty members' concerns and feedback on a recent special committee report by the American Association of University Professors that criticized the UNC system.
(03/08/22 10:59pm)
“It would be nice to go six months without experiencing some major historical event,” one of my Daily Tar Heel coworkers said at a recent Editorial Board meeting.
(11/29/21 5:24pm)
Outside Terry Rhodes’ office in South Building at UNC-Chapel Hill, students in Carolina Blue robes take graduation photos with the University seal that reads “Lux Libertas” on the ground in front of them: Light and Liberty.
(06/01/21 3:06am)
UPDATE: This article has been updated to include additional information on tenured faculty at the University.