Silent Sam, the taciturn statue pulled down by student activists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, looms over political campaigns in the tar heel state but maybe not in the way most pundits would predict.
Topic: UNC-Chapel Hill
Have North Carolina Universities Improved Free Speech?
Two new reports indicate that they have.
Not Much Support For Silent Sam Vandals
The vandals who took down a statue they found offensive at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill actually have little support.
UNC Student Group Issues Diversity On-Campus Demands
University of North Carolina’s Black Congress issued a set of demands after the student newspaper unearthed social media comments by the student body president, which were made years ago and were offensive in nature.
UNC-Chapel Hill A One-Party State
Stalin couldn’t find this kind of plurality in the old Soviet Union. He at least had Leon Trotsky to contend with.
Left Targets Gorka @ UNC, Misses
In a column distributed by the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, Jay Schalin and Shannon Watkins give us an interesting snapshot of the campus protest movement at the University of North Carolina. “On…
UNC will Spend 10 Weeks on Discussing Violent Masculinity
A 10-week semester course at the University of North Carolina will discuss the problems with masculinity.
UNC Students Claim Confederate Statue Violates Civil Rights Act
Students at UNC-Chapel Hill claimed that the Silent Sam statue, a statue commemorating alumni who served in the Confederate army, violated the Civil Rights Act for creating a hostile environment.
Protesters at North Carolina Demand Confederate Statue be Removed
Protesters demanded that UNC remove its ‘Silent Sam’ statue from its campus, which memorializes the university’s students who fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
UNC Professors Unhappy with Trump’s Investment in ‘Masculinist State Institutions’
Two college professors are unhappy with the Trump administration’s investments in “masculinist state institutions” such as immigration enforcement.
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Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
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Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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