3.8.24 | Campus Profile, Faculty
The American economy is confusing. Growth is up, but consumer confidence is down. Inflation is down, but people are still frustrated with high prices. Interest rates are near the highest level in decades, but unemployment is at historic lows.
UNC has hired Jeffrey Bardzell of Pennsylvania State University as its new dean of the School of Information and Library Science. Bardzell, currently associate dean for faculty and graduate affairs in the College of Information Sciences and… read more
In his first press conference as UNC’s interim chancellor, Lee Roberts said one of his primary goals will be to manage a seamless transition and ensure students, faculty and staff have the resources they need. Roberts, a former state budget… read more
A group of alumni has initiated a fundraising campaign to establish a professorship that honors the late Kimball King, UNC professor emeritus of English. The Dr. J. Kimball King Distinguished Professorship in the department of English and… read more
Robert “Bob” Blouin, a former provost who helped lead the Eshelman School of Pharmacy to a No. 1 ranking, has retired. Blouin served as dean of the pharmacy school from 2003 to 2017 and as provost from 2017 to 2022. During his tenure, the… read more
Patricia Parker, director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, has received the 2023 Thomas Jefferson Award. The award, started in 1961 by the Robert Earll McConnell Foundation, honors a UNC faculty member who has best exemplified… read more
UNC leaders announced Oct. 6 the inaugural faculty for the School of Civic Life and Leadership, the creation of which continues to be questioned by some faculty. Sarah Treul Roberts, director of the Program for Public Discourse and a Bowman… read more
A scientist at the has been recognized by TIME magazine for his work in response to the national opioid overdose epidemic. Nabarun Dasgupta ’13 (PhD), who’s also an Innovation Fellow at the Gillings School of Global Public… read more
Within hours of UNC professor Zijie Yan’s tragic death, students, the administration and outside groups organized vigils, moments of silence, a rally and places for hugs. View a gallery of what Carolina Strong looks like. read more
Two feature stories and a timeline concerning the tulip poplar that witnessed the birth of America’s first public university stories by Paul Wachter A Turn for the Better When… read more