North Carolina Tag

Federal Court Rules UNC May Use Race in Admissions

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 25, 2021 8 Comments

“has engaged in ongoing, serious, good faith considerations of workable race neutral alternatives in an effort to find options to its race conscious process in admissions.”...

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Parents Kicked Out Of North Carolina School Board Meeting

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on October 13, 2021 43 Comments

"At the direction of the Orange County Public Schools board of education chair, parents and members of the public were ejected from the Oct. 11 board meeting by Orange County sheriffs’ deputies."...

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American Assoc. of University Professors to Investigate Racism at UNC-Chapel Hill Over Hannah-Jones Tenure Drama

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 13, 2021 3 Comments

“pattern of egregious violations of principles of academic governance and persistent structural racism in the University of North Carolina System”...

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UNC Charlotte Gets $300K Grant to Train Student Teachers on Systemic Racism in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 06, 2021 6 Comments

"Instructor guides will help navigate the context, content, software, and possible preservice teacher resistance as they engage in difficult conversations about race"...

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North Carolina State Prof’s Lawsuit Alleges He Was Punished for Questioning Diversity and Inclusion Curriculum

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 26, 2021 4 Comments

“questioned a proposed teaching evaluation item on diversity”...

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UNC Wilmington Trustee Resigns Over Poor Treatment of Conservatives

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 25, 2021 2 Comments

“punishes conservative voices by looking the other way”...

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UNC-Chapel Hill Students and Chancellor Battle Over COVID Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 06, 2021 7 Comments

"We, as student leaders, are being tasked with feigning normalcy and and putting on a facade of comfort in times that are anything but comfortable and normal"...

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Critical Race Theory Permeates North Carolina Schools, Task Force Formed By Lt. Gov. Finds

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on August 26, 2021 10 Comments

One teacher said, "I pray you can do something to fix what is going on so I can continue to believe in what I do."...

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Hundreds of UNC Instructors Petition School to Postpone In-Person Classes for a Month

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 23, 2021 3 Comments

“the only moral and compassionate path”...

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Journalism Dean at UNC Allegedly Asked ABC News to ‘Protect’ Nikole Hannah-Jones

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 03, 2021 3 Comments

“We wish her nothing but deep success and the hope that UNC can learn from this long tenure drama"...

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UNC-Chapel Hill Student Group Demands an Alert When White Supremacists Are on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 26, 2021 8 Comments

"document states that the permit process for speakers on campus needs to be revamped"...

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Journalism Professors at UNC-Chapel Hill Protest Objectivity in News Reporting

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 20, 2021 6 Comments

"protesting a 'core values' statement that upholds objectivity as a key tenet of news reporting"...

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Davidson College Now Offering ‘#AbolishThePolice’ Course

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 15, 2021 2 Comments

"Scholars have shown that Black, brown, and indigenous people are disproportionate police targets"...

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UNC Student Leaders Issue Anti-Racist Demands After Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Drama

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2021 9 Comments

“We are trying to create a Carolina community that is safe for these students”...

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UNC-Charlotte Now Offering a ‘Graduate Certificate in Anti-Racism’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 08, 2021 6 Comments

"costs $12,321 for out-of-state students and $6,256 for North Carolina residents"...

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Spits in UNC’s Face, Turns Down Tenure for Howard U. Position

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 06, 2021 52 Comments

Hannah-Jones made such a big deal about not receiving tenure, making the school jump through hoops for her. Capitulation and bending the knee never works...

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UNC-Chapel Hill Caves to Pressure, Grants Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 01, 2021 49 Comments

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has relented after an intense pressure campaign and will grant tenure to 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones. This drama has been going on for weeks.

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North Carolina Senate Moves to Put Brakes on Critical Race Theory After Ibram Kendi Speaks at School Conference

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 27, 2021 38 Comments

On June 16th, leading Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi was the keynote speaker at the virtual Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Summer Leadership Conference. He was reportedly paid $25,000 for the appearance....

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