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.
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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.
Gene Chizik possible next defensive coordinator for UNC football
During the 2014 football season, the North Carolina defense was torched week in and week out — finishing the season ranked No. 117 in total defense out of the 125 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.
Folt postpones contextualized transcripts over student concerns
Contextualized transcripts will not be implemented for at least another semester, after Chancellor Carol Folt decided there were too many concerns about the change — both logistically and conceptually.
News groups suing UNC for public records
The Daily Tar Heel and nine other media organizations filed a suit against the University Monday for the release of personnel records for employees facing disciplinary action after they were named in the Wainstein report.
Faculty Council focuses on core values in response to Wainstein report
Faculty members have been in an identity crisis since the release of the Wainstein Report a month ago.
Karen Gil to step down in May
After serving since 2009 as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Karen Gil has decided it’s time to step down and give someone else a chance to lead UNC’s largest academic branch through its next phase.
Veterans affairs position proposed to Board of Trustees
Student Body President Andrew Powell and Jacob Hinton support creating a University position devoted to veterans affairs, but UNC’s administration is not sold.
UNC's General Counsel Leslie Strohm to leave for Louisville
After staying on to help the University handle the aftermath of the Wainstein report, UNC’s longtime General Counsel Leslie Strohm will leave her post in January.
Panel criticizes Wainstein report’s public interpretation
In the wake of Kenneth Wainstein’s investigation, students, faculty and administrators are concerned that some interpretations of his report have raised misconceptions about the African-American community.
UNC makes first investment in 10-year academic support plan
When Kenneth Wainstein’s independent investigation revealed the extent of academic advisers’ involvement in a decades-long athletic-academic scandal, Chancellor Carol Folt said she felt comfortable with the steps the University had taken to reform its advising system.
Progressive Faculty Network needles Wainstein report
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 than paper classes.
Faculty Council suggest solutions to academic problems
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 the resolution of the existing problems and try to path the way for the University’s future.
University adds travel limits due to Ebola
UNC and UNC Health Care prohibited all University-sponsored travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and asked that students and staff avoid personal travel to the three nations, which have seen outbreaks of Ebola, Wednesday.
Faculty, athletic counselors facing disciplinary action at UNC
Before students could even digest the Wainstein report, Chancellor Carol Folt made a promise — nine UNC employees will face disciplinary action.
Wainstein report might be the conclusion to UNC's academic scandal
It was all a lie.
Wainstein report in four easy questions
Kenneth Wainstein released his report Wednesday.
Gay faculty at UNC receive health care for spouses
UNC employees can now begin enrolling same-sex spouses in the State Health Plan.
Governor Pat McCrory delivers keynote address at University Day
It was 1984 and Gov. Pat McCrory made the tough call.
U.S. assistant attorney general headlines 10th anniversary celebration of Stone Center
Students and alumni kept Sonja Haynes Stone’s memory alive and well at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Thursday night.
