Free speech is in trouble on college campuses. Social justice indoctrination is to blame. Speakers at a Friday, Dec. 6, panel in Raleigh issued this warning about the impact social justice advocacy has had in higher education. The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal and the National Association of Scholars hosted the event, “Leveling...
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...
After a week of public turmoil and bad press, University of North Carolina Board of Governors member Steve Long opened a March 22 meeting at Appalachian State University by offering his regrets for how he handled his criticism of board Chairman Harry Smith. On March 18, East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton announced he was...
East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton didn’t initiate his resignation, and discussions with UNC leadership about his impending exit have been ongoing, he confirmed at a news conference Monday. Carolina Journal first reported Staton’s pending resignation Sunday night. At the news conference, the departing chancellor said he signed a non-disparagement agreement last week, and he...
University of North Carolina Interim President Dr. Bill Roper acted unilaterally, at the direction of Board of Governors Chairman Harry Smith, to reach a termination agreement with East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton’s employment, one BOG member says. The BOG had no chance to weigh in on the termination of Staton, a violation of UNC’s...
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated after initial publication to include comments from the center’s executive director, Ted Shaw.] RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights has been unlawfully litigating for 15 years, the N.C. State Bar said Nov. 9. A Letter of Caution, issued by the State...
CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights on Friday was officially banned from filing lawsuits. But low-income and minority residents still have options to get legal help, said UNC Board of Governors member Steve Long. The board voted 19-3 to end the ability of the CCR, and centers...
CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina has no business entering into lawsuits against cities, counties, and the state, Steve Long, a member of the UNC Board of Governors, has said for months. A policy-making committee of the board agrees. Earlier this year, Long introduced a proposal to block the UNC Center for Civil Rights...
CHAPEL HILL — A proposal to block academic centers from entering into lawsuits won’t harm the University of North Carolina law school’s Center for Civil Rights, Steve Long, a member of the UNC Board of Governors, told Carolina Journal. In February, Long introduced a plan to bar the UNC center — which conducts research and operates...
