CHAPEL HILL (August 10, 2023) – Faculty are the heart of any university. But what has politicization cost UNC-Chapel Hill?  Though not all of these faculty members cited university governance as the reason, let’s take a look at some recent departures: Kelly Hogan is a rock star in the world of new ways to teach… READ MORE

CHAPEL HILL (July 27, 2023) – If ever there was a contrast between those who want students at the University of North Carolina to represent all of North Carolina and those who don’t, it was on full display last Thursday with UNC-Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees. Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz told board members the university is… READ MORE

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mark Merritt served as vice chancellor and general counsel for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2016-18, as Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC made its way through the courts. By Mark Merritt CHARLOTTE (August 3, 2023) – What we learn in college is not limited to the classroom.  The… READ MORE

RALEIGH (July 20, 2023) – Members of the UNC Board of Governors showed Wednesday just what a microscope they use to probe UNC-Chapel Hill. A week after the U.S. Supreme Court banned consideration of race in admissions at public and private universities – but specifically at Carolina and Harvard – UNC-CH Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced… READ MORE

EDITOR’S NOTE: Buck Goldstein, a Professor of the Practice in the School of Education, University Entrepreneur in Residence at UNC Chapel Hill and contributor to Higher Ed Works, retired from the faculty June 30. These are his parting words – but we don’t believe it’s really a farewell. CHAPEL HILL (July 13, 2023) – To… READ MORE

The History and Future of Academic Freedom at UNC EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the second installment of a three-part essay by Lloyd Kramer, a professor of history and former Chair of the Faculty Council at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he has been a faculty member since 1986. By Lloyd Kramer Over most of UNC’s history… READ MORE