Tag: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

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College Students Buy Bogus Vaccine Cards to Sidestep Admission Rules

Some students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) are purchasing fake vaccine cards to skirt admissions and testing requirements, according to various media outlets. UNC, like many universities, is mandating that students receive a COVID-19 vaccine or be tested weekly. The fake cards can reportedly cost students up to $200, even […]

August 6, 2021

African-American

Lawsuit is Likely if Nikole Hannah-Jones is Not Offered Tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill officials are talking with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’s legal team, after threat of a federal discrimination lawsuit  amid the university’s decision to refuse to offer her tenure with her hiring, The News & Observer reported. University officials responded last Friday to a letter from the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational […]

June 8, 2021

African-American

Black Chemist Declines UNC Faculty Position, Citing Controversial Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Case

Dr. Lisa Jones, a prominent Black chemist, has turned down an offer to join the faculty at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill citing a decision by UNC trustees not to offer tenure to Pulitzer Prize journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, The News & Observer reported. And some faculty worry the loss of Jones – who […]

June 4, 2021

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Several North Carolina Fraternity Chapters Tied to Federal Drug Bust

Twenty-one people have been charged with dealing drugs on and around college campuses after a multi-year federal investigation uncovered a drug ring involving students at three North Carolina universities, CNN reported. U.S. Attorney Matthew Martin said that those arrested were accused of dealing drugs in and around the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke University […]

December 18, 2020

African-American

UNC-Chapel Hill To Remove Names of Racist Figures From Four Campus Buildings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) will remove the names of White supremacists — Charles Aycock, Julian Carr, Josephus Daniels and Thomas Ruffin Sr. — from four campus buildings following an 11-to-2 vote by its Board of Trustees, who came to the decision after “dissent and discussion” on Wednesday, reports North Carolina […]

July 30, 2020

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Duke University Settles Anti-Semitism Complaint

Duke University has reached an agreement with the Department of Education to settle an anti-Semitism complaint filed against it, reported the Zionist Organization of  America (ZOA), the institution that filed the complaint.

February 3, 2020