Duke and UNC overlook the rivalry with visiting professorship
By Noah Dolgoff | Feb. 17, 2019“While we are fierce competitors on the basketball court, when it comes to academics, we complement one another greatly."
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“While we are fierce competitors on the basketball court, when it comes to academics, we complement one another greatly."
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“There's also something about bearing witness to the story with others that makes things really powerful. Having people share their stories is a way to give them a platform to speak their truth, to potentially shape public opinion about a population or minority group but also to humanize people in the eyes of those who might be bigoted.”
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Kevin Guskiewicz's longevity at UNC is full of awards and accolades — though the student body, and even some faculty, are left with concern for the decorated interim chancellor.
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“I will say that it is important for academia ─ students, faculty, staff, administrators, etc. ─ to reflect the demographic breadth and intellectual richness of the larger society, especially in the case of a public university such as UNC."
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The Carolina Center for Public Service, a hub for public service at UNC since 1999, is seeking nominees for three annual awards that commend UNC individuals or groups for exceptional community service.
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The UNC School of Media and Journalism will host award-winning author Marita Golden starting on Feb. 10 as writer-in-residence for five days, allowing her to share her expertise with students.
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A new statue has been added to the Alumni Sculpture Garden to commemorate a 2017 Silent Sam protest. The statue is a visual representation of a sound wave where protesters are chanting, "Forward together, not one step back." The artist, Meredith Emery, is a recent UNC grad.
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“She started as a reporter, writing for the same newspaper she does now. She does documentaries, radio, and social media. She represents the future,” said Susan King, dean of the UNC School of Media and Journalism, about Jacqueline Charles, commencement speaker for the school's spring 2019 graduating class.
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Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.
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January's Board of Governors meeting was held on Thursday. The meeting focused on topics such as the creation of new degrees, the Employee Engagement Survey and the search for new chancellors. More BOG committee meetings are scheduled for Friday.
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Hurricanes, snow storms, and burst pipes meant plenty of days off for students last semester. But for UNC faculty members, it meant losing their vacation time and going days without pay.
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Chancellor Carol Folt’s term only has 9 days left, and the Faculty Executive Committee convened with her before her leave.
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On Friday morning, a series of cases involving protesters in a September Silent Sam rally were closed to the public.
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Charles E. Williams, an artist based out of Greensboro, N.C., explores the family relationship, forgiveness and transformation in his exhibit.The exhibit is debuting just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Stone Center.
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The Board of Governors met on Thursday to discuss academic success in UNC-system schools.
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Here's a compilation of the financial growth Chancellor Folt championed for on-campus programs and student scholarships.
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All the initiatives started by Carol Folt but left behind after her announcement of her resignation.
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"No one got left behind. That really goes beyond what anyone in this department and what most professors in the University do.”
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The C-STEP program has been linking transfer students and community colleges to four-year universities since 2006. It recently added two more community college partners to its cohort.
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Merritt, a UNC graduate, has guided the University through several legal battles since 2016, including suits regarding affirmative action, the academic-athletic scandal and the Title IX office.
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