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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 …
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 …
“Gutting” Diversity at UNC: Analysis and Commentary
Image source: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article288711410.html A headline in The News & Observer summed it up: “UNC System board approves policy gutting DEI efforts at NC public universities.” The Board of Governors – with little public discussion and without hearing from people who will be affected …
Trustee Ralph Meekins Speaks Up Against Diversity Overreach
One voice of courage and conscience spoke up this month in the debate over diversity at UNC. Trustee Ralph Meekins, a Shelby attorney, said, “I am totally against” the Board of Trustee’s vote May 13 to remove from the UNC budget $2.3 million …
Romper Room: Trustees Fail UNC Again
In just four days last week, the current Board of Trustees once again showed that they are incapable of being entrusted with the state’s “priceless gem,” the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. To recap: Here are the details: Boliek: Using UNC …
Two Coalition Founders Look at What’s Happened at UNC
Image source: https://www.unc.edu/discover/carolina-celebrates-the-class-of-2024-under-the-lights/ Events have come fast and furious at UNC the past few weeks: protests, the police response, graduation and – unfortunately – more ill-advised and ill-timed actions by the Board of Trustees. Today we share different perspectives on these events from …
Don’t short-circuit chancellor search
The following content was created by Public Ed Works. We requested permission to republish it. RALEIGH (May 8, 2024) – There’s a process to choose chancellors at UNC System campuses. Follow it. If there was any doubt university leadership has become hyper-politicized in …
Image source: https://www.wunc.org/show/due-south/2024-05-01/unc-chapel-hill-pro-palestinian-protests-student-journalists The UNC campus and the larger Carolina community are deeply divided over the pro-Palestinian protests on campus and the administration’s response. This is a time when our university needs experienced leadership, constructive dialogue and a free exchange of ideas and …
Dr. Mimi Chapman: Why Diversity Matters
Dr. Mimi Chapman, pictured with her father, is a Co=founder of The Coalition for Carolina. My dad was a WWII veteran. I think about him so much now that he is gone because of the lessons he taught me and sometimes the lessons …
UNC Needs a Full and Frank Discussion on Diversity BEFORE the Board of Governors Acts
With little notice and no discussion, a UNC Board of Governors committee last week recommended eliminating jobs and programs that promote diversity at all 17 campuses. The Coalition for Carolina believes there must be a full, frank and open debate on the issue …
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