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Sympathetic Ink: The Personal, Professional, and Everything in Between

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.

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Atmospheric Memory

29 Mar 2022 Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life

“The air itself is a vast library on whose pages are forever written all that has ever been said.”
-Charle Babbage, 9th Bridgewater Treatise 1837

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The Human Leader: A Faculty Chair Diary

14 Feb 2022 Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life

Truthfully, sometimes I think that the bullet points, lists, self-assessments, and strategies amount to little more than modern-day alchemy, a way to turn the average metal of humanity into superhuman gold.

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You are Worth Something

10 Oct 2021 Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life

Note: This will go out to our campus through the Office of Faculty Governance tommorow. Dear Carolina Community: When I was in 8th grade, I

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Half Life

4 Oct 2021 Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life

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

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PEPTO-BISMOL: A Faculty Chair Diary

17 Aug 2021 Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life

These days, I am often asked about my experience being chair of UNC Chapel Hill’s faculty. I’m pretty inarticulate in those moments. But friends keep

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