The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling which struck down affirmative action in college admissions is spurring one of the defendants in the ruling, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, to find a way to make college…
Topic: University of North Carolina
UNC faculty shocked over trustee vote creating an ideology-less civics school
A battle has emerged, pitting the faculty against the Board of Trustees (BOT) at the University of North Carolina (UNC) after the trustees voted unanimously to accelerate the creation of a new school – the…
UNC student suicides lead to ‘wellness day’
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the flagship state university in the Tar Heel State, canceled classes on October 12 for a “wellness day” after two student suicides and two other students attempted suicide since…
1619 Project founder blames racism, conservatives for tenure controversy
On CBS’s This Morning show, 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones painted a picture of victimhood after the University of North Carolina (UNC) agreed to grant her tenure, after initially denying her tenure in May. She…
1619 Project founder spurns UNC, goes to Howard
1619 Project founder, and New York Times reporter, Nikole Hannah-Jones, was at the center of a tenure controversy at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Instead of staying at UNC, she chose to go to…
UNC’s Tenure Debacle over 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones
Over the summer, the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill announced its plan to offer Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the 1619 project, a tenured position in the Hussman School of Journalism as the Knight Chair…
‘1619 Project’ founder denied tenure at UNC
The fallout continues at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill after the university’s board of trustees reversed its position on tenure for 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones this year. Instead, the university’s public affairs committee…
UNC Finds Newspaper Deserts
The University of North Carolina looked for newspapers in America and had a hard time finding them.
Kavanaugh Accuser Nominated For Distinquished UNC Alumna
For years the word truth was usually preceded by the definite article. Now, at least politically and academically–and they often overlap, it is getting other modifiers.
UNC Students to Rally to Support Vandal of ‘Silent Sam’ Statue
Students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are planning to rally to show solidarity with a fellow student, who was arrested for vandalizing the Confederate statue known as “Silent Sam” that resides on-campus.