Mimi Chapman's term as chairperson of the faculty will end in June, and she will be succeeded by Beth Moracco. However, she will continue to be involved in the Coalition for Carolina.
N.C. House Bill 715, or The Higher Ed. Modernization & Affordability Act, aims to end faculty tenure at all UNC System universities and community colleges. Many UNC professors have expressed alarm at the legislation.
A letter with over 670 signatures said the faculty are concerned by the “interference and overreach” of the N.C. legislature, UNC Board of Governors and UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees into academic freedom and shared governance at the University.
“(The state legislature) challenged the core oper
Beth Moracco has been elected as the next chairperson of the UNC faculty, succeeding current Chairperson Mimi Chapman. FEC members also spoke about a recent town hall held by the faculty, as well as the UNC Board of Governors’ proposed changes to the UNC Policy Manual and code at their Monday meeting.
On Thursday, the N.C. House approved millions of dollars in funding for the School of Civic Life and Leadership to be established at UNC.
This financial support comes amid community concerns over a lack of faculty input and potential political motivations behind the development of the School.
The Daily Tar Heel spoke to several state legislators to hear their perspectives on the new funding and School development.
President of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Belle Wheelan sent an official accreditation inquiry letter to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz on Feb. 15, seeking more information on decision-making process behind the School of Civic Life and Leadership. The University had 45 days to respond.
After sending the accreditation inquiry, Wheelan received her own letter on March 1 from North Carolina Republicans in Congress.
“As members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, we expect accreditors not to pre