University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. General Faculty.

Dates:
Active 1799
Active 2006

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The University's earliest Laws and Regulations, adopted by its Board of Trustees in 1795, defined the duties and rights of the faculty. Formal faculty meetings have been held since at least 1799; the amended Laws of the University adopted by the Trustees in December 1799 included guidelines for the conduct of such meetings. Throughout the antebellum period, the faculty was responsible for enforcing social as well as academic regulations and for handling cases of student misconduct. After 1875 the faculty assumed an increasing role in establishing policies governing educational activities and the awarding of degrees by the University. The Faculty Code of University Government, originally titled Faculty Legislation, was adopted by the General Faculty in 1947 and has been amended numerous times. In 1950 the General Faculty authorized the creation of the Faculty Council to act as its legislative body. The Council, composed of elected members from the various faculty dividions and ex-officio members from the University administration, held its first meeting on January 5, 1951. Officers of the faculty include the Chair and the Secretary. The University's Chancellor presides over meetings of the Faculty Council. Much of the Council's work is carried on by its standing and special committees.

From the description of Records of the General Faculty and of the Faculty Council, 1799-2006. WorldCat record id: 47171140

The University's earliest Laws and Regulations, adopted by its Board of Trustees in 1795, defined the duties and rights of the faculty. Formal faculty meetings have been held since at least 1799; the amended Laws of the University adopted by the trustees in December 1799 included guidelines for the conduct of such meetings.

Throughout the antebellum period, the faculty was responsible for enforcing social as well as academic regulations and for handling cases of student misconduct. After 1875 the faculty assumed an increasing role in establishing policies governing educational activities and the awarding of degrees by the university. The Faculty Code of University Government, originally titled Faculty Legislation, was adopted by the General Faculty in 1947 and has been amended numerous times.

In 1950 the General Faculty authorized the creation of the Faculty Council to act as its legislative body. The council, composed of elected members from the various faculty divisions and ex-officio members from the university administration, held its first meeting on 5 January 1951. Officers of the faculty include the chair and the secretary. The university's chancellor presides over meetings of the Faculty Council. Much of the council's work is carried on by its standing and special committees.

From the guide to the General Faculty and Faculty Council of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1799-2011, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.)

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