{"id":52421,"date":"2021-06-23T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=52421"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:10:11","slug":"letter-to-unc-board-trustees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/letter-to-unc-board-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"Lux, Libertas! Letter to UNC Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following letter was sent to Richard Y. Stevens, UNC Board of Trustees Chair, on June 21, 2021.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Mr. Stevens:<\/p>\n

We write this letter in response to the call for action of our elected Faculty Chair, Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor Mimi Chapman. We are unified in our faculty voice in response to the threat of an assault on the very integrity of our academic process. We love the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and we wholeheartedly believe in the missions and values of this beloved institution. It is in this spirit that we are speaking out in full support of Lux Libertas.<\/p>\n

It is a matter of great honor and pride to all of us that, as the nation\u2019s first public university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the birthplace of public higher education in this country. The stated mission of our university is to \u201cserve as a center for research, scholarship, and creativity and to teach a diverse community of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to become the next generation of leaders.\u201d Our commitment to our founding principles\u2014lux, libertas\u2014light and liberty\u2014led us to \u201cchart a bold course of leading change to improve society and help solve the world\u2019s greatest problems\u201d (https:\/\/www.unc.edu\/about\/mission\/<\/a>). Our ability to attract and retain the exceptional faculty necessary to achieve these lofty mission goals is interwoven with our institutional commitment to academic freedom. This promise of academic freedom is stated clearly in the Trustee<\/u> Policies and Regulations Governing Academic Tenure in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/u> (adopted by the Board of Trustees on April 9, 1976 and last amended September 24, 2020).<\/p>\n

\u201cAcademic freedom is the right of a faculty member to be responsibly engaged in efforts to discover, speak, and teach the truth. It is the policy of the University to maintain and encourage full freedom, within the law, of inquiry, discourse, teaching, research, and publication and to protect any member of the faculty against influences, from within or without the University, which would restrict the faculty member in the exercise of these freedoms in his or her area of scholarly interest.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We fully concur with this policy, and we aspire to promote and guard the exploration of scholarly thought and discourse that the promise of academic freedom ensures.<\/p>\n

As department chairs and center directors in the UNC School of Medicine, we have moral and ethical obligations to uphold the stipulated and written values and principles of the Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure (APT) process. Our values govern our principles and act as the foundation for the APT process that, at its most fundamental core, is to protect academic freedom. We face complex issues in running our diverse departments and centers. As clinical department chairs, we must provide excellence in health care delivery to the patients we serve. As center directors and clinical and basic science chairs, we must continually push the boundaries of scientific discovery and innovation. As an academic medical center, we must also foster and support our outstanding academic missions in training the next generation of learners and leaders. The APT process is a fully articulated system of checks and balances that requires participation and feedback from Department Chairs, Center Directors, Division Chiefs, Professors, APT committees at the department, school and university levels, Dean of the School of Medicine, the University Provost and the UNC Board of Trustees. Consequently, our APT process is utilized to achieve our stated mission and values, and has allowed us to attract, retain, and promote exceptional faculty who are invited and encouraged to explore heterogeneous thinking. Many have become nationally and internationally recognized drivers and thought leaders of their field.<\/p>\n

As institutional leaders, we must have the full confidence and trust of our faculty that we have assiduously guarded the integrity of the APT process. Without the integrity of our academic processes, our promise of academic freedom is broken and will be tarnished. Educational excellence will wane. We fully understand that our University\u2019s greatness is directly proportional to our clinical, research and educational excellence, and we deeply cherish and safeguard the distinction we have achieved through the merits of our faculty. Lux Libertas!<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Ronald J. Falk, MD<\/strong>
\nNan and Hugh Cullman Eminent Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Medicine
\nFounder and Co-Director, UNC Kidney Center<\/td>\n		Stephanie Duggins Davis, MD
\n<\/strong>Charles and Katherine Brewer Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Pediatrics
\nPhysician-In-Chief, N.C. Children\u2019s Hospital<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kathleen Caron, PhD<\/strong>
\nProfessor and Chair
\nDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology<\/td>\n		 <\/p>\n

Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH<\/strong>
\nAssad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Psychiatry
\nDirector, UNC Center for Women\u2019s Mood Disorders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

And with the declared support and on behalf of:<\/p>\n

SOM Clinical and Basic Science Chairs:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Joshua Alexander, MD
\n<\/strong>Sidna Chockley Rizzo Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Pediatric Rehabilitation
\nDirector of Pediatric Rehabilitation<\/p>\n

Jane H. Brice, MD, MPH<\/strong>
\nProfessor and Chair
\nDepartment of Emergency Medicine<\/p>\n

Russell Broaddus, MD, PhD
\n<\/strong>Joe W. and Evelyn M. Grisham Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine<\/p>\n

Donald L. Budenz, MD
\n<\/strong>Kittner Family Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Ophthalmology<\/p>\n

Craig E. Cameron, PhD
\n<\/strong>Jeffrey Houpt Distinguished Investigator
\nProfessor and Chair Microbiology and Immunology<\/p>\n

Paul A. Dayton, PhD
\n<\/strong>W.R. Kenan Distinguished Professor and Interim Chair
\nDepartment of Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n

Henrik Dohlman, PhD
\n<\/strong>Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Pharmacology<\/p>\n

Gwenn A. Garden, MD, PhD
\n<\/strong>Houston Merritt Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Neurology<\/p>\n

Margaret R. Helton, MD
\n<\/strong>Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Family Medicine<\/p>\n

Stephen R. Hooper, PhD
\n<\/strong>Professor and Associate Dean of Medicine Chair
\nDepartment of Allied Health Sciences<\/p>\n

Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA<\/strong>
\nColin G. Thomas, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Surgery<\/p>\n

Maureen P. Kohi, MD
\n<\/strong>Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology<\/p>\n

Lawrence B. Marks, M.D.
\n<\/strong>Dr. Sidney K. Simon Distinguished Professor of Oncology Research
\nProfessor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
\nExecutive Medical Director of Care Redesign, UNC Heath Care System<\/p>\n

Genevieve S. Neal-Perry, MD, PhD
\n<\/strong>Robert A. Ross Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/p>\n

Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS
\n<\/strong>John Sloan Rhodes and John Flint Rhodes Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Urology<\/p>\n

Nelson Oyesiku, MD PhD <\/strong>Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Neurosurgery<\/p>\n

Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD
\n<\/strong>Oliver Smithies Investigator, Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Genetics<\/p>\n

James O. Sanders, MD
\n<\/strong>Frank C. Wilson Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Orthopedics<\/p>\n

Brian D. Strahl, PhD
\n<\/strong>Oliver Smithies Investigator, Professor, and Interim Chair
\nDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics<\/p>\n

Nancy E. Thomas MD, PhD
\n<\/strong>Irene and Robert Alan Briggaman Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Dermatology<\/p>\n

Wendell G. Yarbrough, MD, MMHC, FACS
\n<\/strong>Thomas J. Dark Distinguished Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery<\/p>\n

David Zvara, MD
\n<\/strong>Professor and Chair
\nDepartment of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n

SOM Center Directors:<\/u><\/h4>\n

Adaora A. Adimora, MD, MPH
\n<\/strong>Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Professor of Epidemiology
\nCo-Director, UNC Center for AIDS Research<\/p>\n

Victoria L Bautch, PhD
\n<\/strong>Beverly Long Chapin Distinguished Professor of Biology
\nCo-Director, UNC McAllister Heart Institute<\/p>\n

Wendy R. Brewster, MD, PhD
\n<\/strong>Director Center for Women\u2019s Health Research Professor
\nDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/p>\n

Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD
\n<\/strong>Mary and Thomas Hudson Distinguished Professor and Director
\nCenter for Aging and Health<\/p>\n

John B Buse, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nVerne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor
\nCo-Director, NC Translational and Clinical Science Institute Co-Director, NC Diabetes Center
\nSenior Associate Dean for Clinical Research<\/p>\n

Myron S. Cohen, MD
\n<\/strong>Yeargan-Bate Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Epidemiology
\nDirector, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease<\/p>\n

Claire M. Doerschuk, M.D.
\n<\/strong>Professor of Medicine and Pathology
\nDirector, Center for Airways Disease<\/p>\n

Shelton Earp, MD
\n<\/strong>Lineberger Distinguished Professor and Director
\nUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Research Center<\/p>\n

Timothy Elston<\/strong>
\nJeffrey Houpt Distinguished Investigator
\nCo-Director, Computational Medicine Program Department of Pharmacology<\/p>\n

Ilona Jaspers, PhD<\/strong>
\nProfessor; Departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology, and Env. Sci. & Engineering
\nDirector; Curriculum in Toxicology & Environmental Medicine
\nDirector; Center for Env. Med. Asthma & Lung Biology<\/p>\n

Nigel Key, MD<\/strong>
\nHarold R Roberts Distinguished Professor
\nDirector, UNC Blood Research Center Department of Medicine<\/p>\n

Richard F. Loeser, Jr., MD<\/strong>
\nJoseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
\nDirector, Thurston Arthritis Research Center<\/p>\n

David M. Margolis MD<\/strong>
\nSarah Graham Keenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine
\nDirector, UNC HIV Cure Center<\/p>\n

Ben Philpot, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nKenan Distinguished Professor
\nAssociate Director, UNC Neuroscience Center<\/p>\n

Joseph Piven, M.D.<\/strong>
\nThomas E. Castelloe Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
\nDirector, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities<\/p>\n

Prabir Roy-Chaudhury MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Medicine
\nCo-Director UNC Kidney Center<\/p>\n

Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH<\/strong>
\nNina C. and John T. Sessions Distinguished Professor of Medicine
\nDirector, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease<\/p>\n

Ronald Swanstrom, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nCharles Postelle Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
\nCo-Director, UNC Center For AIDS Research<\/p>\n

Jenny Pan-Yun Ting, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nWilliam Rand Kenan Professor of Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology
\nDirector, Center of Translational Immunology.<\/p>\n

Mark J. Zylka, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nW.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
\nDirector, UNC Neuroscience Center<\/p>\n

Cc:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD
\nChancellor, UNC at Chapel Hill
\nOffice of the Chancellor
\nchancellor@unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Wesley Burks, MD
\nDean, UNC School of Medicine
\nVice Chancellor for Medical Affairs
\nCEO, UNC Health
\nwburks@email.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Christy Page, MD, MPH
\nExecutive Dean, UNC School of Medicine
\nCristy_page@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Mimi V. Chapman
\nChair of the Faculty
\nmimi@email.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Office of Faculty Governance
\nfacgov@unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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