The UNC faculty council passed a resolution Friday to allow fixed-term faculty and retired faculty voting and representation privileges in the council meetings. One amendment will require at least two retired faculty members be present at each faculty council meeting and allow them to speak on behalf of retired faculty.
Read More »George Rabinowitz, a political science professor known for his groundbreaking work in the field of American politics, died this weekend from a heart attack. Evelyne Huber, chairwoman of the political science department, was notified Saturday morning of Rabinowitz’s death in an email from his wife, Stuart Macdonald, said John Stephens, a political science professor. Rabinowitz and his wife were in Trondheim, Norway conducting research.
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When he met Bill Gates at a conference in May 2010, UNC pharmacology professor Joseph DeSimone knew how to get his attention. He told Gates that his company, Liquidia Technologies, was producing medicine and vaccines using the same manufacturing techniques as Microsoft.
Read More »School of Information and Library Science students, faculty and staff can submit nominations for the 2011 “Outstanding Teacher Award.” A selection committee will judge for teaching excellence, innovation, classroom instruction and mentoring.
Read More »UNC professor of literacy Jill Fitzgerald will be inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame at the International Reading Association annual conference in May. The Reading Hall of Fame was established in 1973 and recognizes those who have made extraordinary contributions the study of literacy.
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As a student, Gary Marchionini struggled to make the choice between pursuing a career in math or in English. He ended up in the field of information science and did not have to compromise either of his passions.
Read More »As unrest sweeps across the Middle East and oil prices climb, today’s economic climate could make any investor nervous.
Read More »UNC professors Sandra Martin and Harold Kohn have been honored with Faculty Mentoring Awards from the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council.
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Now, with the money he won for his work in gene modifications in mice using embryonic stem cells, Smithies is looking to deliver the same experience to the latest generation of students by funding an annual speech by a fellow Nobel Prize winner.
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Looking to address chronically low student turnout at home basketball games, members of the faculty athletics committee raised the possibility Tuesday of a merit and punishment system for next year.
Read More »It’s often more difficult for history professors or English students to craft solutions to real-world problems than it is for doctors or scientists. But a panel of 10 humanities professors made a case for the liberal arts Monday afternoon, saying those in humanities fields should take a Socratic approach and ask questions about how their studies can extend beyond the classroom.
Read More »The committee on University government could give fixed-term and retired faculty a firmer voice in faculty matters at today’s Faculty Council meeting. The committee will vote on a proposal that could amend the faculty code to give retired faculty a say at Faculty Council meetings. Another amendment would allow fixed-term faculty to vote on whether to hire or promote other fixed-term faculty members.
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Elizabeth Mayer-Davis was drawn to diabetes 20 years ago by its science and impact on public health. Two decades later, it was her passion for her research and the people it helps that took her to the top of her field.
Read More »Professor of Geology Jonathan Lees is the new editor-in-chief of Seismological Research Letters, a bimonthly professional journal. Lees will assume his new position beginning with the journal’s March/April 2011 issue.
Read More »Members of the faculty executive committee met Monday afternoon to discuss a new grade reporting system that will launch in fall 2012.
Read More »Following up on a faculty salary equity study conducted nine years ago, the University is preparing for another campus-wide review that will examine a wider variety of factors.
Read More »Many UNC-system administrators are discussing offering tenured faculty members buyouts, or monetary incentives to retire early, because the process to fire them would be too long and complicated.
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Employees who get in trouble off the job might soon have to pay for it on the job, as well. The Office of Human Resources presented a proposal to the faculty executive committee on Monday that would require employees to self-report criminal convictions to University officials.
Read More »But after several conversations Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Bruce Carney provided faculty with the brightest glimpse to date for the creation of a third promotional rank for fixed-term faculty, deciding on the title of “master lecturer” for lecturers and senior lecturers who have long sought for a rank that would more closely parallel the three-tiered career trajectory for tenure-track professors
Read More »In an effort to cut costs, the University changed the way it will provide cell phones to employees, transitioning to a policy of providing stipends instead of phones. UNC will provide stipends to most of the employees who have University-provided phones as a way of reimbursing them for using their personal cell phones for University business. In the past, employees were issued cell phones or personal digital assistants and service contracts through the University.
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