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(10/09/23 3:21am)
The UNC Faculty Council met on Friday to give an update on the School of Civic Life and Leadership and new tuition support for eligible families. They also gave the Thomas Jefferson Award to a faculty member.
(09/30/23 4:15pm)
On Wednesday at the Carolina Inn, the UNC Board of Trustees University Affairs Committee gave a statement on the June 29 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned affirmative action, discussed improvements on class registration and approved an increase in salary ranges for UNC professors.
(09/28/23 2:16pm)
In spring 2024, the UNC College of Arts and Sciences will begin the process of hiring three faculty members focused on the area of Asian American studies.
(09/25/23 9:15pm)
Nabarun Dasgupta said he never expected to appear on the Time100 Next List, but the senior scientist at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health is now being recognized for his work to prevent drug-overdose deaths.
(09/20/23 7:56pm)
During their Monday meeting, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed the University’s new free tuition program starting in the fall of 2024 for eligible undergraduates as well as the potential benefits of releasing a statement in support of the program.
(09/19/23 11:05pm)
Dr. Shelton Earp announced that he will step down as director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, effective June 2024, according to a Sep. 5 press release in The Well. Earp has served as director of the center since 2018, and though he is stepping down, he will remain in his role as Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research, Medicine and Pharmacology in the School of Medicine.
(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.
(09/12/23 9:44pm)
When Nicholas Law, a professor in the UNC Physics and Astronomy Department, got the emergency Alert Carolina message on Aug. 28 warning of an armed and dangerous person on campus, he said he thought the University was telling faculty to continue teaching.
(09/12/23 2:52am)
Faculty Chair Beth Moracco, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Provost Chris Clemens led the Faculty Council on Friday in a discussion about campus safety following a shooting on UNC's campus on Aug. 28.
(09/05/23 8:14pm)
Angelique Bassard was just going for a walk on Aug. 28.
(09/05/23 8:18pm)
A note in Zijie Yan's oldest daughter's penmanship declaring "Zijie is my dad!" greeted visitors at his office door.
(08/24/23 12:12am)
UNC faculty members Pamela Lothspeich, Carissa Byrne Hessick, Anthony Hackney and Patrick Davison were chosen alongside 800 other U.S. citizens to be Fulbright Scholars for this academic year.
(07/26/23 11:57pm)
When UNC Research surveyed faculty members, the overwhelming response praised UNC's interdisciplinary collaboration.
(07/27/23 2:55pm)
This summer, a range of leaders have stepped into new roles at UNC.
(07/16/23 9:21pm)
Blair LM Kelley, a historian and scholar of the African American experience, will serve as the new director of the Center for the Study of the American South.
(06/28/23 12:16am)
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly listed the undergraduate student body president as a non-voting member of the Board of Trustees. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for this error.
(05/08/23 7:03pm)
UNC faculty members Amy Gladfelter and Robert Hummer were both elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences earlier this month.
(04/26/23 3:03pm)
UNC history professor Jay Smith rarely sees a petition collect signatures so quickly.
(04/26/23 3:26pm)
During World War II, a ship of navigators found themselves lost in the Pacific Ocean and under fire. The crew was in need of someone who could use the stars and horizon to locate safe ground, and 23-year-old James Chapman stepped up.
(04/27/23 2:34pm)
Rory the Pig, the Park Library’s stuffed animal mascot, will remain in her spot on the corner of the library’s circulation desk next year, but the woman who chose her will not.