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Manning Introduces ‘Protect Students On Campus Act’ after wave of antisemitism
Rep. Manning introduces the Protect Students on Campus Act in the wake of Oct. 7th.
Opinion
Intellectual diversity missing at top NC law schools
Derek T. Muller, a Notre Dame Law School professor, recently published research on his personal site showing the political contributions of his fellow law professors at major American law schools. What he found is not surprising, but it is fairly disheartening to those who hold traditional American beliefs on things like freedom of speech, limited...
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State Supreme Court brief makes case for COVID-related UNC refunds
Students seeking refunds from the University of North Carolina System for COVID shutdowns in spring 2020 submitted their arguments this week to the state’s highest court. In Dieckhaus v. Board of Governors of UNC, the high court could decide whether a state law designed to shield the university from COVID-related lawsuits was constitutional.
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CJ Flashback: Lee Roberts discusses NC budget picture in 2015
Lee Roberts, named interim chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, served as state budget director under former Gov. Pat McCrory. Roberts discussed key state budget issues with Carolina Journal Radio on Dec. 8, 2015.
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UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor announces resignation, move to Michigan State
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced Friday his resignation and plans to join Michigan State University as president in the new year.
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Federal judge blocks UNC from revealing Jacob Doe’s real name in sex assault case
A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the University of North Carolina from revealing the real name of Jacob Doe, an expelled student challenging the university’s handling of sexual assault charges against him. US District Judge Martin Reidinger’s injunction order Tuesday scaled back Doe’s initial request. The order applies to the university and its employees but does not extend to students, media outlets, or other “third parties.”
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Expelled UNC student opposes moving sex assault case closer to Chapel Hill
A former student challenging his expulsion from the University of North Carolina opposes the university’s request to have his federal lawsuit moved closer to the Chapel Hill campus. The student argues that UNC botched a sexual assault investigation against him.
Opinion
Separation of powers protects freedom
Has there even been a point of time in which so many public controversies rest on a single, abstract principle of constitutional government? I can’t think of one. The principle in question is the separation of powers. Here are only some of its recent political manifestations: • The U.S. Supreme Court has just blocked President...
Opinion
Racial preferences are gone — now what?
As widely predicted, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has lost its admissions case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Six of nine justices decreed that neither UNC nor any other university that receives government funds may discriminate on the basis of race when choosing its students. That’s what UNC has been doing for...
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The Debrief: Two SCOTUS decisions impact NC, a record number of veto overrides, and breaking news in the 2024 elections
This week on The Debrief: The U.S. Supreme Court rejects race-based admissions at UNC-Chapel Hill and Harvard. A 6-3 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in the Moore v. Harper redistricting case finds that state courts can review congressional election maps drawn by legislatures. A Greensboro facility leased by the fed is preparing to house unaccompanied minors...
Opinion
Let’s really reform state universities
Are North Carolina policymakers thinking big enough about the future of post-secondary education and training? I’m not convinced they are. For many administrators, trustees, governors, and state lawmakers, the main questions center on such issues as declining college and university enrollments, faculty pay, admissions policies, and free speech and political indoctrination on campus. I share...
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U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with fate of UNC’s race-based admissions
Supporters and critics will have to wait — likely until next June — to learn the fate of race-based admissions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The U.S. Supreme Court heard more than 2 1/2 hours of arguments Monday for and against UNC’s admissions policies.
