In its May 19 meeting, he UNC Board of Trustees heard presentations on the importance of undergraduate research and discussed the new IDEAs in Action curriculum that will begin in the fall.
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Kim Ramsey-White will bring a diversity and depth of experience to the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health as she begins her work there as associate dean for inclusive excellence on June 20.
Read More »The University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward was founded in 2019 to engage and teach the University’s history with race. At their Monday meeting, commission members discussed the UNC Land Acknowledgment, the Barbee Cemetery ground-penetrating radar survey and the Universities Studying Slavery Spring 2022 Symposium.
Read More »In its March 11 meetings, the Faculty Council also discussed Vice Chancellor for Research Terry Magnuson's resignation, the appointment of Raul Reis as the next journalism school dean and UNC's response to photographer Cornell Watson's "Tarred Healing" photo story.
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At their Friday meeting, UNC Faculty Council discussed COVID-19 policy updates, Project Kitty Hawk and campus mental health concerns. The council also mentioned the recent launch of the Heels Care Network, an online resource providing 24/7 support.
Read More »The Carolina Asia Center will host "Korean Cinema: The Work of Bong Joon-Ho", a Zoom discussion on Korean culture on Feb. 9. The discussion is the first part of a speaker series that will later focus on Korean Pop and Korean beauty.
Read More »Led by UNC researchers, the Coronavirus Variant Sequencing Surveillance Program is a viral sequencing program funded by the NC Policy Collaboratory in partnership with the NC Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health. The program was recently allocated $15 million in state funding.
Read More »The UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance proposed a performance-weighted funding model Wednesday. The model would eliminate tuition as a factor in state funding allocations for UNC-System institutions.
Read More »The UNC African Studies Center hosted its first ever Africa Fest on Saturday. “We knew that there was an absence of an opportunity to learn about Africa that wasn’t technical,” ASC Associate Director Ada Umenwaliri said.
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Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz spoke about the potential for additional Wellness Days and community mental health support. The council also discussed models for sustainability in academic publishing and support systems for resident advisers.
Read More »Community members attend Africa Fest on Nov. 13. Put on by the UNC African Studies Center, it is the first UNC event dedicated to African culture.
The Faculty Executive Committee held a special meeting on Aug. 4.
The Commission on Campus Equality and Student Equity met over Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 to seek student input about UNC's COVID-19 response.
