Your Summer Summary
We hope you had a great Fourth of July. Summer can be a time to move at a slower pace, but the action hasn’t stopped for Carolina and the world of higher ed. Here are a few updates that we thought you might find of interest: RED ALERT: SAVING SCIENCE In early June, we highlighted […]
Trustees Trample Tenure – Again
Failing its responsibility to uphold transparent shared governance through an eleventh-hour tenure denial, rather than engaging in honest discourse appropriately early in the process, the Board of Trustees has once again undermined the tenure process — jeopardizing Carolina’s ability to recruit and retain top-tier faculty Last week, the Trustees rejected the tenure nomination of Dr. […]
DEI for Me, Not for Thee
UNC-Chapel Hill announced yesterday that the School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL) will become an independent academic unit – making it Carolina’s 15th independent academic unit, much like Kenan-Flagler Business School and Hussman School of Journalism and Media. This transition is a bit maddening considering SCiLL’s status as the campus dumpster fire. The $1.2 […]
A New Season For Carolina
The changing of the seasons is here – if you are fortunate to call North Carolina home, certainly your sinuses confirmed that. At the Coalition for Carolina, we are hoping this time of transition will lead to positive changes for our alma mater as well. Last month’s primary election season in North Carolina brought an […]
A Note from Professor Mimi Chapman
We’ve recently written about several topics that affect UNC faculty’s ability to teach and speak freely. A new campus recording policy, a new syllabi policy and a likely new definition of academic freedom are just a few things faculty members are grappling with at the moment. The world is changing quickly. While many of us […]
The Record on the Recording Policy
A new UNC policy on recording in the classroom has received considerable attention in recent days, and with alarming headlines like “UNC Administrators Can Now Secretly Record Faculty,” we wanted to be sure to share the facts. First discussion of a policy of this kind was a direct response to a recording incident on UNC’s […]
An Update from Chancellor Roberts
Last week, we shared with you a presentation on academic freedom delivered by Professor Lloyd Kramer to UNC’s Faculty Council. This week, we want to highlight the remarks of Chancellor Lee Roberts at that same meeting. You can view Chancellor Roberts’s full remarks here, where he shares with the Faculty Council his vision and outlook […]
Dr. Lloyd Kramer – A History Lesson on Academic Freedom
This week, we are sharing with you a presentation on the timely topic of academic freedom, delivered by Professor Lloyd Kramer to UNC’s Faculty Council. You might remember the guest column Professor Kramer shared with us a couple weeks ago about the shuttering of UNC’s Area Studies Centers. Dr. Kramer is a professor emeritus of […]
A Chance to Course Correct in Chapel Hill
Reposted with Permission from Public Ed Works CHAPEL HILL (January 29, 2026) – The resignation of John Preyer from the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees1 creates an opening for the university to move away from unnecessary politicization and divisive overreach. Embracing shared governance and proven best practices would not only strengthen institutional credibility, but reaffirm the […]
The Autocracy of it All
Millions more in budget cuts are coming to UNC-Chapel Hill – and somehow, this seemed to be a surprise to the very people tasked with making the decision. At last week’s Board of Trustees meeting, the board voted for $16.5 million in new budget cuts. These cuts were proposed in addition to the $70 million […]