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The UNC Board of Governors authorized a new definition of academic freedom on Thursday, a move that enshrines an explanation of the concept into UNC System policy —…
Read more UNC System’s new definition of academic freedom approved over faculty objectionsThe UNC Board of Governors authorized a new definition of academic freedom on Thursday, a move that enshrines an explanation of the concept into UNC System policy —…
Read more UNC System’s new definition of academic freedom approved over faculty objectionsUNC System President Peter Hans speaks during a meeting of the UNC System Board of Governors on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com Administrative…
Read more UNC System budget strategy combines hundreds of job cuts with tuition increasesWashington — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed suit against President Trump, Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed’s Board of Governors on Thursday, asking a federal judge to…
Read more Fed board member Lisa Cook sues to block Trump’s attempt to fire herA prominent sign that welcomes students to Wayne State University’s campus was splattered in red paint on Wednesday to symbolize “the blood of innocent Palestinians” after the school…
Read more Wayne State sign defaced with ‘blood of innocent Palestinians’UNC Board of Trustees Chair John Preyer speaks during a meeting of the board in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com The UNC-Chapel…
Read more UNC board didn’t have power to divert DEI money to police, university system head saysOPINION AND COMMENTARY Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. Andrew Tripp,…
Read more A look inside UNC governing boards: who are the leaders targeting diversity?There were fewer than 24 hours between The News & Observer revealing the evening of April 16 that the UNC System Board of Governors would consider a policy…
Read more Dean’s List: Public mostly voiced disapproval of UNC System action on DEI, records show
