The non-partisan Foundation for Individual Rights in Education dedicated to free speech and academic freedom on campuses cited last year’s controversy over the university’s botched hiring of Nikole Hannah-Jones.
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Will NC Get Swept Up in the National Rising Tide of Anti-LGBTQ Lesgislation?
For advocates and state lawmakers who have long fought anti-LGBTQ legislation, it is less a dog whistle than a full scale storm warning. It also feels like a dangerous backslide.
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UNC Alumni Magazine’s Decision to Cancel Story Examining University Controversies Raises Questions, Concerns
Carolina Alumni Review publisher denies political motives were behind decision to abandon planned investigative report.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Trustee’s Involvement in Debate Between Candidates for Student Body President Sparks Controversy
Student Body President Lamar Richards said in a complaint to UNC leadership that Trustee Marty Kotis attended an online debate, asked questions, and offered “pointed, professionally inappropriate responses in the chat” to candidates’ answers.
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COVID-19 Infections Could Peak at 1,650 Per Day at UNC-Chapel Hill
A planning document written by UNC epidemiologists shows alarming numbers.
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Year In Review: Five Stories Charting Challenges and Progress for N.C.’s LGBTQ Community
Despite some progress, the LGBTQ community also endured a year of vicious attacks from some of the state’s most prominent GOP elected officials.
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Year In Review: In Higher Ed, Higher Stakes as the UNC System Becomes More Politicized
It was another tumultuous year for one of the largest public institutions in North Carolina—the UNC System.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Defend Secretive Vote on Provost, Take a New One in Emergency Meeting
The board voted again to appoint Chris Clemens as the university’s provost in a hastily called “emergency meeting” after experts questioned the legality of its original vote.
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UNC-CH Board of Trustees Choose “Outspoken Conservative Voice” as New Provost
UNC-Chapel Hill describes the provost a chief academic officer and chief operating officer of the university, with oversight responsibilities for budget and planning.
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Transgender Prisoner Still Fighting For Gender Affirming Surgery
Though her doctors and specialists at the UNC Transgender Health Program say it’s medically necessary, Kanautica Zayre-Brown said the state won’t approve the procedure.