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Maintaining Value

What is the value of a liberal arts education during these times?
By Karen Gil
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
(Photo credit: Steve Exum)

The College of Arts and Sciences has always been at the academic center of the “Carolina experience.” Now our teaching and research are more essential than ever, as we prepare our students for the complexities of the 21st century.

Our academic mission is to create new knowledge, discover innovative solutions, teach what we’ve learned to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, and engage meaningfully with the state, nation and world.

 

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Athletes and Academia

What is the place of athletics at Carolina?
By J. Steven Reznick
Professor, Department of Psychology
IAH Academic Leadership Fellow
Member, Faculty Athletics Committee, Undergraduate Admissions Committee and the Athletics Council

Students choose to enroll at Carolina for various reasons, and our exciting athletics success is one of the many opportunities for engagement and entertainment within Carolina’s outstanding social fabric. At Carolina, our success on the field is complemented with comparable success in the classroom. My service on our Faculty Athletics Committee, our Undergraduate Admissions Committee and the Athletics Council has given me an intimate perspective on Carolina athletics.

 

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Meeting Challenges How can Carolina best adapt to and tackle new challenges? by Ron Strauss, DMD, PhD UNC-Chapel Hill Executive Associate Provost

Carolina faces a turbulent economy and tough issues, including how to grow responsibly and how we can best serve the state of North Carolina and our community in a changing national and state environment. Ron Strauss, DMD, PhD, executive associate provost, offers his perspective on how Carolina can meet these challenges. 

 

 

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Smart Growth How can Carolina expand without undermining equality? by Nelson Schwab III Chair, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Search Committee Member, UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees

One pressing issue faces the College of Arts and Sciences and the University—growth. Over the next five to ten years, the state of North Carolina will grow significantly, and the University will be asked to do so as well.  Nelson Schwab III, Board of Trustees member and Chair of the UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Search Committee, offers his perspective on how to grow without undermining the quality of UNC higher education.

 

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No Side Deals Meeting the challenges of academic leadership today By Holden Thorp, Chancellor The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The acceleration of information transfer, globalization and the loss of the U.S. manufacturing economy have dramatically raised the anxiety level among students, parents and folks who watch universities. Competition for star faculty and students is tight. It all adds up to stressed-out academic leaders. Holden Thorp, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and IAH Fellow, offers his perspective on how to meet those challenges.