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New 2023 campus leaders find success, challenges in first year

By Lucas Moore | December 5

New leaders on campus include faculty chair Beth Moracco, School of Civic Life and Leadership interim dean Sarah Treul Roberts, and dean of the School ...

2023 Year in Review: What fuels the fire

By Abby Pender | December 5

"Throughout all the social, political and emotional strife that has struck campus and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area in 2023, students and residents have ...

UNC faculty and staff gain access to AI generative tool Microsoft Copilot

By Brooke Elliott | November 26

UNC faculty and staff can now access Microsoft Copilot — formerly known as Bing Chat Enterprise — through the University's Information and Technology ...

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Professor's past comments, actions at protest raise concerns among students

By Madeleine Ahmadi | November 20

Evyatar Marienberg, an Israeli tenured professor in the religious studies department, attended a demonstration and shouted at pro-Palestine protesters. ...

FEC discusses distinguished professorships, campus discourse regarding Israel and Gaza in Monday meeting

By Lena Miano | November 14

Members discussed distinguished professorship changes and discourse on campus regarding the war in Israel and Gaza, and debated methods improving meeting ...

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'Panic mode': Humanities faculty struggle with burnout in their departments

By Olivia Metelo | November 14

Chair of the Linguistics Department Misha Becker negotiated a “much-needed” semester of Research and Study Assignment leave for the 2023 spring semester ...

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'Why would they do that?': Faculty reflect on restrictions for distinguished professorships

By Brooke Elliott | November 7

“I always thought it was the next honor one would aspire to, to be given this kind of position, and I appreciated it very much,” Philip Gura, UNC’s ...

'Completely overlooked': UNC researcher explores how menstrual cycles affect sports science

By Ava Wharton | November 7

According to a 2021 study in the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, only 6 percent of sports and exercise science research published between ...

Faculty Council discusses freedom of speech, artificial intelligence at meeting

By Celia Funderburk | November 7

The Faculty Council discussed freedom of speech and expression, as well as the role of the University in responding to the Israel-Hamas conflict, during ...

Hussman School to launch new political communication certificate next fall

By Samantha Nichols | November 2

Faculty members involved said the creation of the program was driven by a high demand among students for political communication courses. The program ...

FEC discusses free speech, distinguished professorships in Monday meeting

By Aidan Lockhart | November 1

The UNC Faculty Executive Committee reviewed a resolution concerning the right to free speech and a proposal to cut fund matching for non-STEM distinguished ...

2023 Hettleman Prize recognizes early-career researchers and professors

By Michael Singleton | October 26

The 2023 Hettleman Prize recognizes the faculty members, whose research ranges from mathematics to climate change to antibiotics, for their "exceptional" ...

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UNC Peer Support Core opens 2023 mini-grant applications

By Daneen Khan | October 22

The Core set aside $30,000 for peer support projects at UNC this year, and mini-grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis until May 15. According ...

Committee on Academic Freedom and Free Expression discusses campus-wide free speech in meeting

By Akash Bhowmik | October 22

The Committee discussed a commitment to institutional neutrality, clarified legalities surrounding the pro-Palestine demonstration and considered clearer ...

'A powerhouse': Dr. David Weber receives Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service award

By Aidan Lockhart | October 16

On Oct. 12, Weber became the 13th recipient of the Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award. Weber has mentored more than 50 master's and Ph.D. students ...

Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz releases statement on Israel-Hamas conflict

By Ashley Quincin | October 13

In a campus-wide email message on Friday, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz released a statement condemning "senseless acts of terror" in Israel by the militant ...

'We were told we were going to do this': School of Civic Life and Leadership faculty announced

By Ashley Quincin | October 13

Faculty concerns rise after the N.C. General Assembly budget outlined mandates for hiring of faculty and a permanent dean of the school, as well as allocations ...

Board of Trustees approves increased salary range for tenured professors

By Maeson Wagner | October 13

The UNC Board of Trustees approved a motion introduced by Jennifer Halsey Evans to increase the salary range for tenured and tenure-track professors in ...

Board of Trustees University Affairs Committee increases tenured faculty salary ranges

By Akash Bhowmik | September 30

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 ...

UNC to hire three faculty members focused on Asian American studies after student petition

By Madeleine Ahmadi | September 28

The University will hire three faculty members focused on the area of Asian American studies. This comes after a student-made petition was created in ...