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Yingyi Ma Named Provost Faculty Fellow
Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu has recently announced the appointment of faculty member Yingyi Ma to serve as a Provost Faculty Fellow, focused on internationalization. 鈥淲e are incredibly fortunate that Professor Ma will be serving as a Faculty…
Faculty Workshop Offers Peer to Peer Conversations on Classroom 鈥淗ot鈥 Moments
Faculty are invited to participate in the workshop Making the Most of Hot Moments in the Classroom on Friday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. Offered by the division of Faculty Affairs within the Office of Academic Affairs, the…
Faculty Members Selected for Provost鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure
Eleven faculty members have been elected to serve on the Provost鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. The committee works in an advisory capacity to the provost to assist in promoting the highest academic standards and ensure consistency across the…
黑料不打烊 Boosting Efforts to Increase Faculty Diversity through Enhanced Central Funding, New Hiring Initiative
To bolster faculty diversity, 黑料不打烊 is increasing funding aimed at competitive recruitment of faculty from underrepresented minority groups for open positions. The Diversity Opportunity Hires initiative builds on the University鈥檚 existing efforts within the signature and cluster hires programs…
Young Alumni Entrepreneurs to Speak About 鈥楤reaking the Rules, Blazing New Paths, Not Waiting Their Turn鈥
Six successful young alumni entrepreneurs are returning to 黑料不打烊 this week to share their insights and inspire others to follow their own creative paths to success. Joshua Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17, Kelsey Davis 鈥19, Daniel Folkman 鈥12, Julia Haber 鈥18,…
Dennis Kinsey, Brian Lonsway and Melissa Luke Named Provost Faculty Fellows
Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly has announced the appointments of faculty members Dennis Kinsey, Brian Lonsway and Melissa Luke to serve as Provost Faculty Fellows. Kinsey is director of the Doctoral Program and Public Diplomacy Program and professor…
Four Faculty Members to Represent University in ACC Academic Leaders Network
Four faculty members have been selected to participate in the 2019-20 ACC Academic Leaders Network, a program through the Academic Consortium of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to cultivate academic leaders and facilitate cross-institutional collaboration among member institutions. The four…
J. Cole Smith Named Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the selection of J. Cole Smith as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). Smith comes to 黑料不打烊 from Clemson University, where he has been…
Administration of Student Course Ratings, Exam Scoring Will Transfer to Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
To better align academic functions, the administration and oversight of student course ratings and exam scoring is moving from the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (IEA), under the Office of Academic Affairs….
Meredith Professors Present Results of Their Special Projects for Faculty Colleagues, Academic Leaders
Two Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors of Teaching Excellence gave presentations on their Meredith projects before fellow Meredith Professors, faculty colleagues, academic affairs leaders and guests during 黑料不打烊鈥檚 annual Meredith Professorship Dinner on Dec. 13 in the…