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UNC-CH Faculty Salaries Have Not Kept Pace with Peers

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Many of us have heard the saying, “you get what you pay for.” In the case of our esteemed faculty at UNC Chapel Hill, does a decade of flagging salaries foreshadow a future inability to attract and retain top talent?  The numbers aren’t trending in the right direction. Data from The Chronicle of Higher Education […]

About That Planned UNC System HQ Move

Raleigh, NC

..the NC Legislature seems intent on moving the headquarters of the 17-campus University of North Carolina from where it has resided for the last half century, Chapel Hill.

Chaos in the UNC System as Appointees Reject Shared Governance

UNC Governance Chaos

Since pushing out Tom Ross as President in 2015, the UNC System and member universities have experienced ongoing chaos.  The source of the chaos can often be traced back to actions by governing bodies whose members are selected by state legislators.  Incidences of governance driven chaos includes, but are not limited to:  UNC System President Tom […]

Buck Goldstein: The Partnership is Broken

Buck Goldstein believes that trust between UNC-CH administrators, faculty and governing bodies can be restored through improved communications. He asserts that “Trust is built person-to-person, not Tweet-to-retweet.”

What the hell is going on in Chapel Hill?

Good question. It’s a question that alumni, parents, and students across the state and country are asking today. The answer is as clear as mud: Some great things. And some not-so-great things. First the good stuff: The University of North Carolina is one of the greatest universities in the world. We have the best faculty […]