Kramer: Abolishing Area Studies Centers is Wrong
The following post was submitted to The Coalition for Carolina by Dr. Lloyd Kramer. Kramer is a professor emeritus of history and former chair of the Faculty Council at UNC, Chapel Hill. UNC Should Not Close its Global Studies Centers. The recent announcement that UNC-Chapel Hill plans to close its six thriving Global Studies Centers […]
Giving Thanks for Carolina
Friends, The Thanksgiving season is upon us, and we want to wish you a very happy holiday from all of us at the Coalition for Carolina. We hope you get to spend some quality time with family and friends and reflect on what is most important. We are thankful for all of you who read […]
Carolina Rejects Trump’s Compact
Friends, We did it! Thanks to your overwhelming response to our “Reject the Trump Administration’s Compact” petition, Carolina’s leadership has expressed its opposition to signing on to the Trump administration’s so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” At a faculty council meeting last Friday, Chancellor Lee Roberts called the compact an “infringement on academic […]
Trust the Process … When There is One
“This kind of coverage is obviously troubling. It’s not what anybody would want.” Those were the words of UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts after the story “A Leader of UNC’s Civic Life School Is Fired, Adding to Turmoil” headlined the Chronicle of Higher Education’s homepage recently. Carolina has been in the news too often recently for […]
Coalition for Carolina statement on the resignation of University of Virginia President James E. Ryan:
Jim Ryan, the President of the University of Virginia, is a leader who says what he means and has pushed the institution he leads to be “great and good.” Who could take issue with such an aspiration? Yet, his presidency is apparently the necessary ransom to keep UVA from losing research funding and the jobs […]
Thank You for a GREAT Response to the Webinar
Friends, Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week’s webinar featuring Coalition co-founders Mimi Chapman, Roger Perry and Paul Fulton. If you missed the webinar, you can follow this link to access the recording. Below is a short video clip that gives you a sense of the discussion. It is such a critical […]
Reminder – Webinar – In Times Like These: A Conversation with Coalition for Carolina Co-founders
What the hell is going on in Chapel Hill? That was the headline of our first newsletter back in 2021. The same thing could be asked today. Though we never could have anticipated how dramatically things would evolve over the past few years – and especially these past few months. This week’s news was that […]
Webinar – In Times Like These: A Conversation with Coalition for Carolina Co-founders
As we take on the major challenges facing UNC today, it’s important to remember why our Coalition exists. We founded the Coalition for Carolina when we saw the impact of outside forces dictating the choices on our campus. Think Silent Sam, COVID policies, and a disregard for tenure determinations. Campus autonomy was being undermined and […]
A Request For Support
Coalition for Carolina Supporters As the year comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on the incredible work we’ve accomplished together—and the countless opportunities we have to continue making a lasting impact. With the support of individuals like you The Coalition for Carolina has been able to shine a light on many issues impacting […]