Faculty News

Chris Clemens will succeed Robert Blouin, who is stepping down after four years in the post, on Feb. 1. read more

Frank Leibfarth made Popular Science magazine’s 2021 Brilliant 10 roster, recognizing early-career scientists with the potential to transform the world with innovative approaches to key issues. read more

Six faculty are part of a cluster hire, involving hiring diverse faculty across multiple departments to conduct interdisciplinary research on a broad theme. read more

The Faculty Council passed a resolution supporting the chancellor and opposing a change of leadership. read more

Following the national controversy over her extended tenure bid at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, she will not be teaching at Carolina after all. read more

Malinda Maynor Lowery ’02 (’05 PhD), director of UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South and a professor of history, is leaving Chapel Hill to become the Cahoon Family Professor in American history at Emory University this… read more

Law professor Eric Muller, who has served on the board for a decade, has not been reappointed for a third term. read more

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was awarded tenure as the Knight Chair in race and investigative journalism at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media by the UNC Board of Trustees in a special session. read more

The possibility of Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (MA) receiving a tenured faculty position in UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media is back on the table. read more