Academic Scandal: ‘A Shared Culpability’
“I think the vigorous discussion and debate is totally appropriate,” UNC Faculty Chair-elect Bruce Cairns says.
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‘Stop Publicly Debating Struggling Athletes’
Posted by Ran Northam | May 29, 2014 | UNC
“The (athletes) that are struggling, we shouldn’t be personally debating them out in public like this,” Faculty Chair-elect Bruce Cairns says. “We should be figuring out a way to support them.”
Read MoreMedia Focus: UNC Academic Scandal
Posted by Ran Northam | May 27, 2014 | UNC
“Structure and hierarchy is important,” UNC Faculty Chair-elect, Bruce Cairns says.
Read More‘Academic Scandal Indefensible, Unacceptable’
Posted by Ran Northam | May 27, 2014 | UNC
“There is not a single person in this University that thinks that what has happened is defensible or acceptable,” Faculty Chair-Elect, Dr. Bruce Cairns says.
Read MoreUNC Fires Professor Convicted Of Drug Charges
Posted by Ran Northam | May 25, 2014 | UNC
Chancellor Carol Folt fired 70-year-old Paul Frampton, whom drug agents arrested in 2012 at the Buenos Aires airport.
Read MoreUNC Awarded STEM Grant
The Howard Hughes Medical Institution (HHMI) has awarded $7.75 million to UNC in order to increase and diversify the number of students that can participate in the fields of science, technology, economics, and mathematics, or STEM fields.
Read MoreUNC Student President Powell Takes Oath of Office at Trustees Meeting
He’s been on the job for nearly two months, but UNC Student Body President Andrew Powell will officially take his oath of office at a Thursday morning meeting of the UNC Board of Trustees.
Read MoreWhat is FERPA?
Even after her resignation from UNC this past month, the sea of criticism that has come crashing down on Mary Willingham still has little potential to ebb.
Read MoreBethel to File HIPAA Complaint
UNC learning specialist Bradley Bethel says he believes Mary Willingham’s research and subsequent application violates the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) as well as The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Read MoreYoung Entrepreneurs from UNC are Doing it For Themselves — and Others
UNC students in the recent graduating class of 2014 are entering a slightly better job market than some of their recent predecessors. But rather than waiting to be hired, some of them are doing it on their own, utilizing skills they learned at UNC.
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