6.28.11 | Faculty, University Leadership
The search committee for a new dean for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has sent its review of the candidates to the chancellor, and an interim dean has been appointed. Senior Associate Dean Dulcie Straughan ’87 (PhD) will serve…
Jones Angell ’01, who has been host and color analyst for the Tar Heel Sports Network the past six years, will call radio play-by-play for Carolina football and men’s basketball broadcasts beginning in the 2011-12 season. Angell takes… read more
The news that emerged in July 2010 — that the NCAA was investigating two football players for possible improper contacts with sports agents — and then in late August — that UNC had learned of possible academic misconduct within the program —… read more
Carolina has been fairly successful at protecting its heart — academic instruction — through three years of budget cutting. Those defenses are breaking down. Though the Chapel Hill impact of a more than $400 million loss to the 17-campus UNC… read more
Three young scholars at UNC have received prominent awards from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy to support their research. Erik J. Alexanian, an assistant professor of chemistry, and Jason L. Metcalfe, an… read more
The University has released phone records and records of parking tickets sought by media outlets as part of the investigation of the football program after the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled against UNC’s desires to keep the records private. UNC… read more
Leaders from UNC and Central Carolina Community College have announced a new partnership to improve opportunities for students to transfer to and graduate from Carolina. The new partnership is an expansion of the Carolina Student Transfer… read more
The University has received a formal notice of inquiry from the NCAA pertaining to the investigation of its football program, a little less than a year after the probe began. But a notice of allegations — which could be the next step in the… read more
Letters from readers … Speaker Ban Marker to Be Placed on ‘The Wall’ The original right-wing speaker ban law was despicable. The new left-wing de facto speaker ban law that is enforced by intolerant students is equally despicable but probably… read more
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Kenan-Flagler Business School have come together to offer a dual-degree program that will allow pharmacy students to earn a doctorate in pharmacy and an MBA in five years. “Given the quality and standing of… read more