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 […]
An Affordable Carolina For All
“Benefits of public institutions of higher education. The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the State free of expense.” (Article IX, Section 9 of the NC Constitution) North Carolinians have the […]
What’s Up with The Faculty?
Today the American Association of University Professors came out with their annual report on faculty salaries showing that wages for professors increased 2% “consistent with the flat wage growth observed since the Great Recession of the late 2000’s.” Despite the first raise in several years occurring this year in the UNC system, salaries at UNC […]
Dr. Lloyd S. Kramer: Historical examples of why tenure became so important to academics
There was a famous case in 1900 at Stanford where a sociologist named Edward Ross was fired at the request of the main trustee Jane Stanford, the wife of the founder of the university, after Ross made public comments opposing Chinese immigration and favoring public ownership of utilities. Both of these ideas were deemed to […]
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Webinar Recording: How and Why Tenure Strengthens Carolina
If you missed our “How and Why Tenure Strengthens Carolina” webinar on April 27, 2022, you missed a great discussion. Like business career paths, tenure is a 10-to-15-year highly competitive process designed to prepare talented and committed scholars for coveted leadership positions. Tenure plays a critical role in preserving academic freedom and protecting free speech. Webinar moderator and UNC Faculty Chair […]
Former UNC-CH Chancellor Thorp on the Tenure Process
The Nikole Hannah-Jones debacle at Carolina brought faculty tenure into the national spotlight last year. In this short video, former Chancellor Holden Thorp shares his thoughts on the historical role of the board of trustees in tenure decisions. While the process for how tenure is awarded is important and has received much air time, there […]
Faculty Tenure, Sustainer of Free Speech and More
One of the best-known benefits of faculty tenure is that it protects academic freedom. There was a time in this country when educators were restricted in what they could cover in class, speech and writing. (Think the 1850s when Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned for pro-abolitionist views as one example of such […]
March Madness Memories
How about those Heels! While we are always proud of Carolina, March is a special time for basketball fans. This year is no exception. We are especially proud to see both our men’s and women’s basketball teams in the Sweet 16! As we root for the Tar Heels to go all the way, we are […]
A Conversation with Former UNC System President Tom Ross – Part 2
It was indeed huge news when the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) pushed former UNC President Tom Ross out of his job. It was even bigger news when the public learned that the BOG could not give a good reason for doing so. In fact, in the BOG issued statement after the firing, they said […]