IAH Retired Faculty Program
Preparation for retirement is particularly challenging for members of the academic community who have spent many years in a position of research, teaching and leadership in the university and larger community. Preserving and advancing the knowledge gathered during an academic career in the post-retirement lifetime requires not only a thoughtful examination of personal retirement issues, but also consideration of how this knowledge might continue to inform a larger public of students outside the university community. This seminar is a project of the UNC Retired Faculty Association and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. Both organizations are committed to the vitality and well-being of the UNC faculty.
The Retired Faculty Program provides a unique opportunity for faculty from across departments to reflect on what they want out of retirement. Recognizing retirement as a life-shaping event, the purpose of this seminar is to contribute to the process of deliberation of faculty members as they enter retirement and active old age as a new stage of life. Over eight weekly sessions, a group of eight retirees meets with a defined agenda, assigned readings, homework activities, and discussions led by two retired faculty co-facilitators. In short, the seminar is designed to provide the space and time to begin to create a life you love in retirement. Current co-facilitators are professors emeriti Lynne Vernon-Feagans (Education, lynnevf@email.unc.edu) and William Andrews (English and Comparative Literature, wandrews@unc.edu).
For further information, see the IAH Retired Faculty Program website or contact Silas Webb, Administrative Support Specialist (919-843-2651, slwebb@email.unc.edu).