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DOJ accuses Duke Law School of racial discrimination in admissions
The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is accusing the Duke University Law School of intentional racial discrimination in admissions from 2023 to 2025.
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UNC seeks summary judgment in suit over secret SCiLL report
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues in a new court filing that a $1.2 million report on its School of Civic Life is full of material “cover to cover” that exempts it from state public-records requirements.
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Judge does not force UNC-CH to release $1.2 million SCiLL report
An Orange County judge rejected a media coalition’s request Tuesday to force the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to release its $1.2 million report on the School of Civic Life and Leadership.
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Legal battle over UNC’s civic life report returns to court Tuesday
The legal dispute over release of a $1.2 million report prepared for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is scheduled to return to court Tuesday. Media outlets want a judge to force university officials to release the report about the School of Civic Life and Leadership.
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NC Supreme Court will not take UNC records case tied to COVID’s origin
The state Supreme Court will not take a case related to a watchdog group’s search for University of North Carolina records that could provide clues about the origin of COVID-19.
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UNC uses bridge funds for DEI-targeted research
The federal ban, and a new UNC Board of Governors policy emphasizing free speech and nondiscrimination, have not ended research targeted by the Trump administration for promoting left-wing racial and gender ideology.
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Former provost drops lawsuit against UNC Chapel Hill
Former provost Chris Clemens has ended his open meetings and public records lawsuit against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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UNC, former provost ‘completing’ deal ending meetings, records lawsuit
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a former provost are working on a deal to end an open meetings and public records lawsuit against the school.
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UNC-Asheville whistleblower suit alleges improper COVID research, grant use
Settman claims he was protected under whistleblower statue and had an obligation to report the alleged misconduct he witnessed, but his status as a contractor at the time makes the law’s application in his case dubious.
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UNC urges top court to reject records case linked to COVID’s origin
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is asking the state Supreme Court not to take a case related to a watchdog group’s search for records linked to COVID-19’s origins.
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UNC-Chapel Hill announces major campus expansion in 2027
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is poised to break ground on the largest expansion of its campus footprint in over 232 years, according to a Jan. 21 announcement from university officials. A new campus extension in Carolina North will take place on and around the former site of the Horace Williams Airport...
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UNC, former provost seek 45-day stay in open meetings, records suit
The University of North Carolina and a former provost are asking a court to place an open meetings and public records lawsuit on hold for 45 days.
