/tags/unc-faculty UNC Faculty en-US Copyright Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:08:43 GMT /education/2024-08-30/diversity-dei-unc-chapel-hill Several programs of diversity, equity and inclusion are at risk of elimination at North Carolina's flagship university after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to scrap a previous diversity policy in May and replace it with a new one. Sept. 1 marks the deadline for implementing the new policy at UNC-Chapel Hill and 16 other public institutions. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:08:43 GMT /education/2024-08-30/diversity-dei-unc-chapel-hill Associated Press /education/2024-05-08/unc-palestinian-rally-faculty-withhold-grades UNC-Chapel Hill's Students for Justice in Palestine is calling for faculty to withhold grades until the university lifts suspensions of student protestors. Wed, 08 May 2024 21:09:48 GMT /education/2024-05-08/unc-palestinian-rally-faculty-withhold-grades Brianna Atkinson /education/2024-05-06/unc-faculty-punishment-student-palestinian-protests Nearly 800 faculty and staff members at UNC-Chapel Hill have signed an open letter calling on administrators to lift punishments on student protestors who participated in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations last week. Mon, 06 May 2024 21:16:26 GMT /education/2024-05-06/unc-faculty-punishment-student-palestinian-protests Brianna Atkinson /education/2023-10-19/unc-system-state-nc-budget-3-7-billion-2023 The UNC System Board of Governors allocated $3.7 billion from the General Assembly. This includes investments in faculty salary increases, athletics and rural healthcare. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:00:46 GMT /education/2023-10-19/unc-system-state-nc-budget-3-7-billion-2023 Brianna Atkinson /news/2022-04-01/unc-professor-says-spaceflight-was-an-out-of-body-experience This was Blue Origin's fourth human spaceflight and 20th overall. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:16:48 GMT /news/2022-04-01/unc-professor-says-spaceflight-was-an-out-of-body-experience Joe Jurney /education/2021-12-10/unc-chapel-hill-announces-new-provost-amid-concerns-of-closed-door-dealings The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees has approved a new provost for the university in a process that has been marred with rumors that university trustees improperly interfered in the search. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:56:12 GMT /education/2021-12-10/unc-chapel-hill-announces-new-provost-amid-concerns-of-closed-door-dealings Liz Schlemmer /education/2014-07-31/video-candlelight-vigil-held-for-slain-unc-professor More than 200 people gathered outside on the UNC campus Wednesday night, less than a mile from the spot where Feng Liu was robbed and beaten last week.… Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:14:11 GMT /education/2014-07-31/video-candlelight-vigil-held-for-slain-unc-professor Eric Mennel