Friends: I wrote this for the Coalition for Carolina about the events of Monday, August 29th, 2023. Reposting here. Texts, Tears and Fears By Mimi

Sympathetic Ink: The Personal, Professional, and Everything in Between
Mimi V. Chapman, MSW, Ph.D. I'm a professor at UNC Chapel Hill and currently Chair of the Faculty. In this space, I share perspectives, personal and professional. All opinions are my own.
Friends: I wrote this for the Coalition for Carolina about the events of Monday, August 29th, 2023. Reposting here. Texts, Tears and Fears By Mimi
When I was a teenager, my school would receive the occasional bomb threat. The student council donut sale would be relocated to the parking lot
Early fall mornings in Chapel Hill–bright skies, bits of color shooting through the green, morning glories in full bloom. The day’s worries will arrive, but
Prior to Wednesday’s desecration of the U.S. Capitol, people were posting about new year’s resolutions, a practice I find both seductive and annoying in equal
Road maps, off ramps, anxiety, hope, trust, and distrust in equal measure characterize the current mood at UNC. Even as we believe our colleagues in
On April 13th a friend posted that his father, who lives in a New Jersey retirement community, was moving in with a friend. The community had