UNC announces five candidates for dean of College of Arts and Sciences
In November 2014, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Karen Gil announced she would be leaving her post to return to teaching psychology.
ADMINISTRATION
UNC prof organizes conference with Stephen Hawking
Chancellor Carol Folt, along with other administrators and astrophysics professors, spent the week in Stockholm, Sweden at the Hawking Radiation Conference.
Folt responds to accreditation decision
UNC's accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, chose to place UNC on a one-year probation. The University maintains its accreditation during the probationary period.
Folt believes she should keep her opinions private
To Ayesha Faisal, most incoming freshmen have false expectations coming into UNC about what their time at the University will be like.
As theme comes to close, Folt talks water research
Chancellor Carol Folt peered through two glass bottles — one filled with dirty water, one filled with clear.
Filling top in administration spots costs UNC $840K
If anyone should be happy about chancellors quitting after just years on the job, it’s William Funk.
Workers warn of sweatshop injustices
The issue of low-wage work often seems distant to UNC students, but health care worker Shannon Milton said her job and others like it don’t pay people enough to make a living.
Houston Summers sworn in as student body president
Houston Summers was sworn in as student body president in a Tuesday ceremony culminating in a rendition of the alma mater and a reception featuring meatballs and fruit salad.
UNC system, legislature often find themselves at odds
The road between University administrators in South Building and legislators in downtown Raleigh is the same as it’s always been — even if in recent years the two seem farther apart on issues related to UNC-Chapel Hill.
Student Advisory Committee, Carol Folt discuss first Carolina Conversation event
By Stephanie Lamm Assistant University Editor Chancellor Carol Folt entered her meeting with the Student Advisory Committee on Friday feeling tired. "It's a mixed tired," Folt said.
UNC to grant students' requests for admissions files under FERPA
College acceptance might no longer be a mystery to UNC students — the University is expected to join a national movement and release admissions files under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Student Action with Workers, UNC still don’t see eye to eye
The Student Action with Workers group didn’t get the change it was hoping for at a meeting attended by Chancellor Carol Folt on Wednesday.
Famous scientist given honorary UNC degree in Scotland
For Peter Higgs, it was theorizing about a subatomic particle in the 1960s that earned him an honorary degree from UNC.
Binge drinking working group prepares for the long haul
After first bringing up the issue in October, Provost Jim Dean and other members of a new binge drinking working group held their first meeting Thursday.
Faculty respond to Board of Governors decision to close poverty center
Chancellor Carol Folt raced to Friday’s Faculty Council meeting from the Board of Governors meeting in Charlotte, where members decided to close UNC School of Law’s Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity and two other UNC-system centers.
Sudden snow surprises UNC
Even 3,000 miles away, Chancellor Carol Folt was still involved in the decision not to cancel classes until late in the day Tuesday — but she was not the one who made the final call.
Student leaders dine with Carol Folt, discuss diversity
Chancellor Carol Folt, several administrators and faculty ate dinner with nearly 40 invited student leaders to plan better communication among campus groups to encourage social progress on campus.
Contextualized grading debate an old one
As faculty and students gear up for a semester-long discussion of contextualized grading at UNC, a decades-long conversation will likely see a resolution.
Faculty headed to NCAA meeting
The Faculty Athletics Committee is becoming increasingly involved in giving input to ACC and NCAA conference proposals and discussed upcoming proposals for the NCAA convention later this week.
Column: This could have been over long ago
On Dec. 30 I spent eight hours at UNC’s General Administration building for the court-ordered mediation between the University and 10 news organizations, a list that includes The Daily Tar Heel.
