To Whom it May Concern - 

I am writing to you as a candidate for Faculty Chair, Faculty Council,
or another important elected office. I realize this is a busy time,
but I and some other concerned faculty would like to learn more about
the candidates' ideas on several important issues before we vote. I
would very much appreciate it if you could provide responses to the
questions below. Feel free to add more ideas or information as you
like. I will forward your responses on to other interested faculty,
and I will also post them to an informal website for the purpose at
http://perrin.socsci.unc.edu/fg .

Thank you in advance for your time. Since balloting begins this
Wednesday (April 12), I would prefer to receive your response by
then. If, however, you can't make that time, I'll be happy to post and
forward your ideas whenever you can get them to me.

1.) To what extent to you believe faculty interests differ from those
of administrators?




2.) How should we maintain academic integrity in the face of
increasing financial pressures?




3.) What are your views on increasing inequalities within the faculty
based on, for example, tenure-track vs. fixed term appointments and
differing salary levels? 




4.) How would you respond on behalf of the faculty if you found out
that administrators had circumvented serious faculty consultation to
pursue major outside funding for a controversial new curriculum?



5.) Would you prefer to see a faculty governance system that is
focused on prominent University issues (e.g., academic freedom and
educational policy) or one that is more focused on faculty's specific
needs (e.g., benefits and salary)? Or, alternatively, how would you
seek to balance the two?





Once again, thank you for your time. 

Very best wishes,
Andrew Perrin