2.20.23 | Faculty, University News
This article was updated Feb. 21, 2023. The Faculty Council passed a resolution Feb. 17 that asked the UNC Board of Trustees and the administration to take “no further action” on the School of Civic Life and Leadership, which would…
Aimee Wall ’97 (JD, ’98 MPH), senior associate dean and professor of public law and government at the School of Government, has been named dean of the school. She will begin her new role on Feb. 27. She replaces Mike Smith ’78 (JD), who… read more
The U.S. Department of State this month will recognize UNC as among the universities that produced the largest number of Fulbright scholars in the 2022–23 cycle. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awarded grants to 16 Carolina students and… read more
Mike Schall, who for the past five years served as an assistant volleyball coach at UNC, has been named the program’s new head coach after a nationwide search. Schall replaces Joe Sagula, who after 33 years retired in January as the winningest… read more
by Laurie D. Willis ’86 UNC’s chancellor and provost have asked the school’s General Education Oversight Committee to take the lead on development of the controversial School of Civic Life and Leadership the UNC Board of Trustees… read more
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Journalism, which works to increase and retain reporters and editors of color in the field of investigative reporting, announced Feb. 2 that it is relocating from UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and… read more
Erin Matson ’22, UNC’s most decorated women’s field hockey player and arguably the greatest women’s player of all time, has been named Carolina’s next head field hockey coach. She follows Karen Shelton, who announced her retirement in… read more
María R. Estorino has been appointed vice provost for University Libraries and University librarian. Estorino, who had been had been serving as interim vice provost and librarian since May, joined the University Libraries in 2017 as associate… read more
Bake Shop Sweetens Market Lydia Ricks loves to watch customers take their first bite of her hummingbird cake. “This is carrot cake country,” she said. “People expect a dense cake, but this has totally different flavors. It sells out as fast… read more
PTSD doesn’t just affect soldiers on the battlefield. It’s an epidemic affecting millions of Americans. Here’s what UNC researchers are doing to treat the masses. by Mark Derewicz illustrations by Haley Hodges… read more