Faculty OK Trimming Fat From UNC Calendar
By Michael McKnight | Mar. 27, 2001UNC-system students might soon have 10 more days of vacation if the UNC Faculty Council has its way.The council approved Friday afternoon a resolution asking the Faculty Assembly, which is composed of faculty representatives from all 16 system schools, to recommend a return to a previous system policy mandating 140-day academic years. System students now must attend classes for at least 150 days each year.Faculty Council Chairwoman Sue Estroff said the change would allow faculty and students to have more time for educational summer activities such as research projects and internships.
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