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Documents reveal behind-the-scenes drama at UNC

Harry Smith, the former leader of the University of North Carolina System board, during his tenure was publicly described as “hands-on,” or “very involved” in the operations of the university system and its 17 campuses. A new trove of emails released by the UNC System Friday, Nov. 8, show exactly what that means — and...

Kari Travis
Opinion

‘The university of the people’

Since January 2016, the University of North Carolina system has had two “permanent” presidents and two interim leaders (including current Interim President Dr. Bill Roper). In recent months, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt left in a huff, taking the Confederate memorial “Silent Sam” down on her way out. East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton...

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UNC, ECU board members shoot down ‘rumor’ Staton is in trouble

Rumors that East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton could lose his job are false, despite documents showing tension between Staton and the UNC system’s Board of Governors, board leader Harry Smith told Carolina Journal. Times have changed for Staton since 2016, when the board unanimously elected him to lead ECU. Opinions of the former Georgia...

Kari Travis
Podcast

McCrory: Back To Constitution For Appointing Judges

Rick Henderson on Gov. Pat McCrory's first executive order; Mike Walden on 2013 economic forecast; John Hood on N.C.'s role in Revolutionary War; key McCrory appointees share their vision; Terry Stoops on remediation needed for N.C. high school graduates

Rick Henderson, Dr. Terry Stoops, John Hood
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Friday Interview: Property Rights Fight

RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses eminent domain and property rights with former Raleigh City Councilman Kieran Shanahan, who heads the North Carolina Property Rights Coalition. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).

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