‘Global Whiteness’ class embarrassing even for UNC
The rewriting of history is reaching new and absurd levels if World War II can be blamed on the Allies and not the Axis powers.
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The Nikole Hannah-Jones debacle was all manufactured outrage
The narrative of the Nikole Hannah-Jones saga that has engulfed the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been pretty straightforward: Evil Republicans on the Board of Trustees unexpectedly deny the fundamental academic right of tenure to a black female journalist because of politics and racism. The reality is…
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Nikole Hannah-Jones wasn’t canceled
That Hannah-Jones didn’t receive immediate tenure, and will instead be evaluated according to her future classroom performance, is no outrage.
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UNC’s conservative student paper vandalized, editor wants lawmakers’ help
A conservative student publication at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill was targeted by vandals and hackers recently — the latest example of the campus attacks on conservative political speech. Criminals defaced the publication’s new distribution boxes on campus and hacked into its website, erasing more…
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House, Senate at impasse over school reopening bill
Majorities of the House and Senate agree that N.C. schools need legislative prodding to reopen, but they’re struggling to come to terms on how to do it. Both houses of the General Assembly have passed a version of Senate Bill 37, which would require school…
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UNC Chapel Hill should refund students, offer deferrals, or cut tuition, UNC System board member says
Editor’s note: This story has been updated. UNC Chapel Hill’s move to online-only classes means students should get their money back — with the option to withdraw or defer their enrollment, says one member of the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors. …
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UPDATED: UNC COVID outbreaks underscore desire of parents, students for financial relief if schools close
UPDATE, Monday, 4:06 p.m. UNC Chapel Hill officials announced the university would move to full online instruction on Wednesday and “reduce residential intensity.” Four COVID-19 outbreaks reported last week at UNC Chapel Hill won’t shut down the flagship university campus. Yet. Officials are dealing with the “clusters”…
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UNC board ready to move on … to next scandal
We sent the December print edition of Carolina Journal to the printer Tuesday, Nov. 26. On the cover, we teased a news story inside the paper about the UNC Board of Governors wanting to “move on, despite behind-the-scenes drama.” As they say sarcastically on Twitter, that didn’t age well.
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UNC Board of Governors doesn’t want to restore Silent Sam
Silent Sam should not return to the Chapel Hill campus, the leader of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors says. Protesters felled the Confederate statue some nine months ago. Board chairman Harry Smith told reporters Wednesday, May 22, his views…
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Anti-Semitic comments at event sponsored by UNC-Duke group fuel conflict over campus speech
“This is my anti-Semitic song.” Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar said those words March 22 as he performed on a stage at UNC Chapel Hill’s Global Education Center. “I know it sounds R&B and stuff, but don’t think of Rihanna…