News

N.C. public universities bolstering free speech, but enforcement is key

Clarification: After publication, a UNC spokesman contacted Carolina Journal to correct a portion of the Martin Center’s report. The Campus Free Speech Act doesn’t stipulate “institutional neutrality,” but rather states that a “constituent institution may not take action, as an institution, on the public policy controversies of the day in such a way as to...

Kari Travis
News

Generation Opportunity urges UNC board to enact free-speech law

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors could weigh in as early as this week on a state law requiring college campuses to protect free speech. Generation Opportunity, a Millennial-oriented group promoting economic and social freedom, is urging the board to embrace those safeguards. In a letter, Anna Beavon Gravely, the North Carolina spokeswoman...

CJ Staff
News

UNC Board of Governors closer to embracing free-speech protections

CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is one step closer to adopting rules that protect First Amendment rights on UNC campuses. Earlier this year state lawmakers passed House Bill 527. It directs BOG members to draft a systemwide policy enforcing speech protections for students and administrators. A board committee unveiled the...

Kari Travis

Help Support Non-profit Journalism & Donate Today

View more