UNC-CH Drops Out of the Top 10 in Faculty Salaries
UNC is falling behind its peers, including Duke University, in faculty salaries. The chart below from the American Association of University Professors shows that: In 2010-11, the average faculty salary at UNC was $109,200, compared to $138,100 at Duke. This year, the gap has more exploded by more than double: $138,200 at UNC compared to […]
Supporting Institutional Neutrality and Student Success
On Thursday 23 May, the UNC Board of Governors voted 22-2 to replace the Regulation on Diversity and Inclusion (§300.8.5) of the UNC System Policy Manual and Code. The new Regulation aims to strike a balance between what is referred to—in this Regulation and in contemporary discussions—as institutional neutrality, on one hand, and academic freedom and […]
Lee Roberts Webinar and Heather Mac Donald FOIA Emails
Live Webinar: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 10:30 am. Coalition for Carolina co-founders Roger Perry and Mimi Chapman will lead a discussion with UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts. They’ll ask Roberts questions he hasn’t heard in any other interview and Roberts will be asked questions submitted by webinar participants. : https://bit.ly/49VCqwi Heather Mac Donald FOIA […]
A Message from Roger Perry
With your help, the Coalition for Carolina has made significant progress. In this video, co-Founder Roger Perry thanks you for what you have already done and shares other ways that you can help to get governance overreach and extremist politics out of Carolina. Please consider supporting the Coalition with a financial contribution. Your gift of […]
Stop NC Legislators From Meddling In College Accreditation
The NC legislature is in the process of passing legislation that will force NC colleges to change accreditors every cycle placing a heavy burden on NC universities and community colleges. The change could also harm students and the reputation of all NC higher education institutions. There have been attempts to justify such an egregious and […]
Alumni Review Ads
The Coalition for Carolina has placed ads in several issues of the UNC Chapel Hill Alumni Review. Below are just a few of the ads we placed in 2022,
Higher Ed Funding, Paul Fulton, and The Cooper Commission
Paul Fulton Huge congratulations to Coalition for Carolina advisor Paul Fulton! Paul, former dean of the Kenan Flagler business school and NC business executive, is a tireless advocate for North Carolina public education. He was recently honored by theNorth Carolina Society of New York at its annual Dinner Dance. Since 1947, the Society has recognized 79 […]
How to Suppress Academic Freedom
On September 26, 2022 The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article under the heading of “academic freedom” that details the actions the University of Idaho has taken to silence educators when it comes to the issue of abortion. The article was written by Senior Reporter Nell Gluckman and is entitled; “’It’s Making Us Accomplices’: […]
What requests does the Coalition for Carolina have for the UNC-CH Board of Trustees?
Our request to the Board of Trustees (BOT) is that they focus their actions on what is good for UNC-Chapel Hill. Period. When making decisions ask, “is this good for Carolina” instead of asking if it is what some legislator or Board of Governors (BOG) member wants. The BOT at each system institution is […]
Free Speech at UNC Reaffirmed
During our Dr. Lloyd Kramer spoke about the common good as it relates to faculty and tenure. In making his point, he shared a warning and valuable historical insight into free speech and what happens when faculty is punished for speech. Below are his comments: “One other point about the common good…and I’ll be historical about […]