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: UNC-Chapel Hill
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…
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…
Silent Sam May Get Own Mausoleum
Silent Sam might make more money dead than he ever did alive.
Silent Sam Still With Us
He may be out of sight but he’s still around somewhere in the vicinity of his former roost–the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Silent Sam & North Carolina Elections
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.
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.