“Most importantly, my hope is that Black Chapel Hill can feel a sense of pride. The name of the series is called Tarred Healing and I think a huge part of the healing process is acknowledging our stories, even the painful stories.”
UNC-CH Board of Trustees
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UNC-Chapel Hill Makes List of Ten Worst Colleges for Free Speech
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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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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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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Search for New UNC Journalism School Dean Commences in Aftermath of Hannah-Jones Controversy
The shift in leadership comes at a time when students, faculty members, alumni and the university’s governing bodies are all debating the school’s direction and values.
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Is UNC-Chapel Hill’s Accreditation at Risk?
UNC-Chapel Hill could face an investigation from its accrediting agency.
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Middle Man for Silent Sam Settlement, President of Art Pope’s Foundation on the Shortlist for UNC-CH Interim Chancellor Position
The state’s Republicans won’t stop until the flagship university is overrun by right-wingers.
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Poynter: How N.C. Policy Watch Reporter Joe Killian Followed the UNC-Nikole Hannah-Jones Story From Beginning To End
Killian first broke the news that UNC-Chapel was hiring the acclaimed journalist without tenure. He also got her first exclusive print interview after she she decided she wouldn’t be going to UNC.