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Meet Bettina Shuford, UNC's associate vice chancellor for student engagement

By Zoe Frederick | April 12

Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement Bettina Shuford was recognized by "Diverse: Issues In Higher Education" for its Women's History month ...

'Strength in numbers': Carolina Latinx Faculty Council holds first meeting

By Annie Ham | April 12

This Carolina Latinx Faculty Council held its first official meeting on April 8. Created within the Carolina Latinx Center, the council consists of faculty ...

UNC faculty talks salary inequities, administrative leadership changes

By Natalie Varma and Brooke Elliott | April 11

At their April 4 meeting, Faculty Executive Committee members continued their conversation on faculty salary inequities, and also spoke about the University's ...

Editorial: Addressing the faculty pay gap at UNC

By Editorial Board | March 29

“Minorities in faculty and staff positions on our campus have significantly become underrepresented in specific fields and discussion, in part due to ...

Faculty Executive Committee discusses 'Tarred Healing' photo story, faculty salaries

By Brianna Atkinson | March 23

At Monday's Faculty Executive Committee meeting, School of Nursing clinical professor Rumay Alexander said some faculty members have expressed concerns ...

'I hope to empower': Meet music education lecturer LaSaundra Booth

By Kelly Kendall | March 20

LaSaundra Booth, a lecturer of music education at UNC, began playing the cello in the fourth grade and fell in love with it. She has since performed ...

'Pay it forward': Renée Alexander Craft celebrates Tanner Award recognition

By Jennifer Tran | February 28

The interim chairperson for UNC's Department of Communication, Renée Alexander Craft said she is interested in stories of how Black communities create ...

Meet Li-ling Hsiao, UNC associate professor in Asian and Middle Eastern studies

By Aisha Baiocchi | February 15

Li-ling Hsiao, associate professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and associate dean for First-Year Curricula, teaches classes ...

Diversity committee discusses department hiring, faculty mentoring resources

By Brianna Atkinson | February 15

At its Feb. 14 meeting, the Committee on Community and Diversity met to discuss results from UNCu2019s 2018 Collaborative On Academic Careers in Higher ...

'They see value': Postdoctoral program supports faculty members of color

By Hannah Rosenberger | February 14

The Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity aims to set up scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups for possible tenure-track ...

UNC history professor William Sturkey aims to empower students to talk about race

By Hannah Rosenberger | February 3

Associate professor William Sturkey focuses on the history of race in the American South, writing about the experiences of non-white people who have fundamentally ...

Meet Juan Álamo, UNC distinguished term associate professor in Latin American studies

By Jade Neptune | January 26

Juan Álamo was recently appointed as a distinguished term associate professor in Latin American studies at UNC. In his new role, he aims to approach ...

Editorial: Retaining BIPOC faculty must be a priority for higher education

By Editorial Board | January 24

"The University must dedicate itself to creating a thoughtful work environment that honors and respects the time, expertise and resources of faculty of ...

Faculty Executive Committee discusses spring return-to-campus concerns at UNC

By Brianna Atkinson | December 23

The University has no plans to delay the spring semester as of now, Provost Bob Blouin said at a UNC Faculty Executive Committee special meeting Thursday. ...

UNC faculty governance talked COVID-19, UNC governance, mental health in 2021

By Emily Orland and Claire Tynan | November 30

For every conflict the University has faced in 2021, faculty members on the Faculty Council and Faculty Executive Committee have weighed in on how UNC ...

'We’re hemorrhaging faculty of color': BIPOC faculty feel undervalued at UNC

By Jennifer Tran | November 30

While the number of faculty members of color at UNC has increased gradually in the past decade, many prominent members are choosing to leave the University. “We’re ...

Students and faculty reflect on the return to in-person classes this semester

By Natalie Varma | November 29

Fall 2019 was the last time UNC had a fully in-person semester. After over a year of operating remotely, students and faculty have had to adjust back ...

‘In a difficult place’: Exodus of leaders hits UNC

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 29

Since last May, nine top leaders have announced their retirement, resignation or departure from the university, including Bob Blouin, executive vice chancellor ...

Op-ed: UNC Chancellor is facing pressure for new provost decision

November 29

"The search for a new provost is coming to an end, and the Chancellor is under significant pressure to make a particular choice. Based on the information ...

Letter to the Editor: Been there, done that — I'm not a token faculty hire

November 11

"I’ve been asked repeatedly if the UNC communications department hired me as a token after they received flack over their abysmally low number of minority ...