UNC Chapel Hill

Interested in getting involved in organizing efforts at Carolina? Reach out to the individuals or organizations via email by clicking on their name below:

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UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP: website, Twitter

• Michael Palm, faculty in Communication and UNC-CH AAUP President

• Jay Smith, faculty in History and UNC-CH AAUP Vice President

• Karen Booth, faculty in Women's and Gender Studies and UNC-CH AAUP Secretary-Treasurer

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Workers Union at UNC, UE 150: website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

• Zofia Knorek, graduate worker in Ecology and UE150 member

• Donald Santacaterina, graduate worker in History and UE150 member

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Additional Workers of UNC coalition organizers:

• Sean Matharoo, post-doctoral worker in Romance Studies

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Are you willing to be a point of contact for organization efforts at UNC-Chapel Hill? Let us know here: link.

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Petitions

• UNC Chapel Hill Undergraduates, Cancel In-Person Classes at UNC-Chapel Hill for Fall 2020

• UE150 Workers Union of UNC, Platform for Fall Semester 2020 Reopening

• Cross-Campus UNC Faculty, UNC Must Ensure the Safety and Well-Being of Faculty, Staff, and Students During This Pandemic

• UNC-Chapel Hill Instructors, Concerns about Fall 2020 teaching at UNC-Chapel Hill

• UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate Worker Collective, Graduate Worker Response to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Roadmap to Fall

• UNC System Students, A Request By UNC System Students for Administrative Response to COVID-19 Condition

• We the People White House Petition, Allow F-1 students to stay in the US through the fall semester if instruction is online due to the pandemic

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Carolina Workers and Students in the Media

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News:​

• "UNC Employees Sue For Workplace Safety as Coronavirus Cases Rise", WHQR (August 18)

• "Chapel Hill tells UNC leaders to take responsibility for students’ off-campus behavior", The News & Observer (August 18)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill Provost on failed reopening plan: 'I don’t apologize for trying'", NC Policy Watch  (August 18)

• "'I don't apologize for trying,' Blouin says as University rolls back reopening plans", The Daily Tar Heel (August 17)

• "App State faculty votes 'no confidence' in Chancellor Sheri Everts", NC Policy Watch (August 17)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill moves online as it sees 135 positive tests in one week, quarantine capacity at 5.5%", NC Policy Watch (August 17)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill moves all classes online after 130 more students infected with COVID-19", The News & Observer (August 17)

• "After a Week of COVID-19 Outbreaks, UNC-Chapel Hill Is Moving to Remote Classes", INDY Week (August 17)

• "'Half-step behind': How UNC is distributing community protective equipment", The Daily Tar Heel  (August 17)

• "UNC reports 135 new cases of COVID-19, only four rooms are left in its quarantine dorm", The Daily Tar Heel (August 17)

• "Students 'surprised, not shocked' UNC-Chapel Hill moving classes online", WRAL (August 17)

• "As Chapel Hill shifts classes online, what’s next for NC State and rest of UNC System?", The News & Observer (August 17)

• "As COVID clusters mount, university dashboards provide incomplete and outdated information", NC Policy Watch (August 17)

• "Editorial: We all saw this coming", The Daily Tar Heel  (August 17)

• "UNC Dean of School of Public Health on return to campus: “Time to take the off-ramp", NC Policy Watch (August 17)

• "After fourth COVID-19 cluster students, prominent faculty and medical experts call for UNC-Chapel Hill to go online", NC Policy Watch (August 17)

• "UNC faculty call special meeting as fourth COVID-19 cluster among students reported", The News & Observer (August 16)

• "UNC student says he’s moving home, others react to 4th COVID-19 cluster in 3 days", WNCN  (August 16)

• "Alert Carolina confirms fourth COVID-19 cluster, in Hinton James", The Daily Tar Heel  (August 16)

• "Breaking down UNC's COVID-19 dashboard", The Daily Tar Heel  (August 16) 

• "Where are the COVID-19 cases on UNC's campus?", The Daily Tar Heel  (August 16) 

• "UNC community members write letters asking for accountability, protection",The Daily Tar Heel  (August 16) 

• "Fourth cluster of coronavirus reported in UNC student housing", WRAL (August 16)

• "COVID-19 case cluster confirmed at Sigma Nu fraternity house", The Daily Tar Heel  (August 15)

• "PW Exclusive: After COVID-19 clusters, UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Chair appeals for local decision on in-person instruction, dorms", NC Policy Watch (August 15)

• "Two clusters of COVID-19 infections in student housing at UNC-Chapel Hill", NC Policy Watch  (August 14

• "As Campuses Reopen, Workers Sue The UNC System Over Safety Concerns", WUNC (August 12)

• "UNC kicks students out of dorms, off-campus residents warned, after COVID-19 violations", The News & Observer (August 12)

• "Editorial: You spoke. The University didn't listen.", The Daily Tar Heel (August 12)

• "UNC System Employees File Lawsuit Seeking Safe Working Conditions During Pandemic", WUNC (August 11)

• "Orange County's health recommendations 'more of a personal communication,' Blouin says", The Daily Tar Heel (August 11)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill provost defends withholding county health department pandemic recommendations", NC Policy Watch (August 11)

• "UNC System employees file lawsuit over COVID-19 concerns", WCTI (August 11)

• "UNC System Employees Sue Over Working Conditions, Request Online Classes", Chapelboro News (August 11)

• "Campus workers sue UNC System, claiming unsafe working conditions during pandemic", The News & Observer (August 10)

• "Campus workers file lawsuit against UNC system regarding COVID-19", WNCN (August 10)

• "Lawsuit claims UNC System faculty & staff at increased COVID risk by returning to campuses", WITN (August 10)

• "'Uncharted territory’: Graduate workers express fears about teaching this semester", The Daily Tar Heel (August 9)

• "UNC employees sue the University system over workplace safety", The Daily Tar Heel (August 9)

• "Students, faculty, campus workers hold die-in to protest UNC's campus reopening", The Daily Tar Heel (August 9)

• "Orange County took a strong stance on UNC reopening. What do Wake and Durham think?", The News & Observer (August 7)

• "UNC Sorority Girls Seen Partying off Campus Before Classes Begin", INDY Week (August 6)

• "PW Exclusive: UNC System creating all-campus COVID-19 dashboard not open to public", NC Policy Watch  (August 6)

• "Unions call for county health directors to shut down in-person instruction at UNC schools in pandemic", NC Policy Watch  (August 6)

• "Orange County health director wants UNC to delay in-person classes for at least 5 weeks", The News & Observer (August 5)

• "Orange County health director calls for UNC to go fully remote for at least five weeks", The Daily Tar Heel (August 5)

• "Chair of UNC-CH faculty: “a serious breach of trust” campus not aware of Orange County health recommendation", NC Policy Watch (August 5)

• "UNC students concerned after video surfaces of crowded sorority rush party", WNCN (August 5)

• "'This road leads to a disaster': Faculty express reopening concerns in letters", The Daily Tar Heel (August 4)

• "Uncertainties grow as UNC Chapel Hill students and workers return to campus", WRAL (August 4)

• "Campus workers delivered demands to University officials. Their deadline just passed.", The Daily Tar Heel (August 3)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill students move into dorms amid COVID-19 concerns and campus protests", The News & Observer  (August 3)

• "UNC Launches Coronavirus Tracker, More Than 100 Students Already Test Positive", Chapelboro News (August 3)

• "Despite The Pandemic, Students Return To Full Dorms Across UNC System", WUNC  (August 3)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill launches COVID-19 dashboard, shows 173 infections as students return to dorms this week", North Carolina Policy Watch (August 3)

• "UNC student commission resolution: ‘All courses must be offered virtually'", The Daily Tar Heel  (August 2)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill Commission: too many hurdles for return to campus in pandemic", North Carolina Policy Watch (August 1)

• "UNC System releases report on “worst case” budget cut scenarios", North Carolina Policy Watch (August 1)

• "Housekeepers at NC universities worry about safety as students move back into dorms", The News & Observer (July 31)

• "UNC not releasing ‘worst case scenario’ budget proposals", North Carolina Policy Watch (July 31)

• "UNC faculty urge Chapel Hill students to “stay home” in COVID-19 letter. Here’s why.", The Charlotte Observer  (July 30)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill's Office for Diversity and Inclusion Say They Weren't Included in Reopening Plans", INDY Week  (July 30)

• "UNC Faculty, Staff Prepare Lawsuit to Delay In-Person Classes", Spectrum Local News (July 29)

• "These North Carolina colleges and universities reported COVID-19 cases on campus", The News & Observer (July 29)

• "UNC Housing Plan Falls in CDC’s ‘Highest Risk’ Tier of COVID-19 Spread", Chapelboro News (July 28) 

• "Some UNC students worried about COVID-19 during return to campus", WNCN  (July 27)

• "UNC community expresses concern over Greek life compliance to fall guidelines", The Daily Tar Heel (July 24)

• "Black student leaders discuss their opposition to fully reopening campus", The Daily Tar Heel  (July 24)

• "UNC Housekeeping Staff Rally, Deliver Petition for More Safety Protocols", Chapelboro News  (July 23)

• "UNC System will not change tuition and fees, waives testing requirements for 2021", The Daily Tar Heel (July 23)

• "Budget Cuts, Health Risks Loom For UNC System Campuses And Workers", WUNC (July 22)

• "'Not just about the students:' UNC housekeepers petition for more COVID-19 safety measures as students return to campus", WTVD (July 22)

• "Who will be notified when a student at UNC, NCSU or Duke tests positive for COVID-19?", The News & Observer (July 22)

• "UNC schools begin responding to potential budget cuts of up to 50 percent", NC Policy Watch (July 21)

• "UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Chair to UNC Board of Governors: 'Allow decision-making at the local level' on COVID-19 pandemic", NC Policy Watch (July 21)

• "Letter urges white tenured faculty to strike at UNC-Chapel Hill over return during COVID-19 pandemic", NC Policy Watch (July 21)

• "'Safe jobs save lives': University faculty and staff demand safer conditions for fall", The Daily Tar Heel (July 19)

• "UNC campuses must submit plans for 50% budget cuts as COVID-19 worst case scenario", The News and Observer (July 18)

• "UNC Chancellor signals plan to bring students back to campus may have to change", WRAL (July 17)

• "PW exclusive: UNC System exploring worst-case scenario budget cuts of up to 50%", North Carolina Policy Watch (July 17)

• "UNC System workers on dangers of return in COVID-19 pandemic: 'They’re showing us what they feel about us.'", North Carolina Policy Watch (July 17)

• "Staff, students hold town hall to voice concerns over UNC System reopening schools during pandemic", WNCN (July 17)

• "UNC student starts petition to cancel in-person classes​", North Carolina Policy Watch (July 16)

• "College students question wisdom of returning to campus during a pandemic", WRAL (July 15)

• "New COVID outbreaks at UNC system schools lead to growing concern about return to campuses", North Carolina Policy Watch (July 14)

• "UNC System Essential Workers Organize COVID-19 Town Hall To Voice Safety Concerns", Spectacular Magazine (July 14)

• "New UNC student survey gives insight into concerns, safety measures for return to campus", North Carolina Policy Watch (July 14)

• "Faculty asks UNC System to move all classes online during COVID-19 pandemic", WNCN (July 13)

• "UNC System facing pressure to protect international students, move Fall courses online", North Carolina Policy Watch (July 13)

• "As UNC campuses prepare to bring students back, some faculty fear that it will backfire", The News & Observer (July 13)

• "Concerns mount in Chapel Hill over prospect of students returning to UNC amid pandemic", WRAL (July 10)

• "UNC System Faculty and Students Petition for Classes to Move Online", INDY Week (July 10)

• "37 athletes, coaches and athletics staff members test positive for COVID-19", The Daily Tar Heel  (July 10)

• "Despite precautions, UNC’s athletic program becomes one of many dealing with coronavirus", The News & Observer  (July 9)

• "UNC Athletics Just Had 37 People Test Positive for COVID-19", INDY Week (July 9)

• "GPSF Senate adopts resolutions supporting grad and international students, UNC staff", The Daily Tar Heel  (July 9)

• "'A really cruel move': International students express concern over ICE visa restrictions", The Daily Tar Heel (July 9)

• "UNC System-wide petition urges a move online rather than return to campuses", NC Policy Watch (July 8)

• "Parents struggle with question of return to UNC campuses", North Carolina Policy Watch (July 7)

• "How Closely Should Students Be Spaced? At One Campus, 3 Feet Quickly Becomes 6", The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 1)

• "Faculty Concerned About Reopening UNC System Campuses", Capital Tonight  (June 30)

• "'On the front lines': UNC facilities workers consider costs of fall return to campus", The Daily Tar Heel (June 28)

• "NC legislature passes a bill protecting universities from COVID-19 tuition refunds", The News & Observer (June 26)

• "System may not refund housing if students are forced to move out, UNC-G contract says", The Daily Tar Heel (June 23)

• "UNC System students protesting policy that could deny housing refunds for COVID-19 closures", North Carolina Policy Watch (June 20)

• "Amid Praise and Concern, UNC Reopens Research", The Local Reporter (June 17)

• "University Employees Question Plans To Reopen Campuses", WUNC (June 16)

• "Vague reopening plans are forcing UNC staffers to choose between their jobs and their health", North Carolina Policy Watch (June 11)

• "'This is something that's killing people’: Instructors petition for fall teaching options", The Daily Tar Heel (June 8)

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Op-Eds:​

• "Five reasons why we all should reject in-person instruction", by Julio Gutierrez in The Daily Tar Heel

• "UNC has poor record of protecting Black and minority workers" by David Brannigan, UNC-CH Groundskeeper in The Daily Tar Heel

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