Reestablishing universities as guardians of free speech
Protest is an important and powerful form of expression. But so is reasoned argument in defense of a contrary position. Universities should remain neutral caretakers of both.
Members of the 1983 North Carolina State University men’s basketball team are dropping the Collegiate Licensing Company from their lawsuit over unauthorized use of their publicity rights. The suit will continue against the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The controversy surrounding the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite took a dramatic turn in Chapel Hill this week when a bus for the “Take Back Title IX” tour was vandalized while in the area. The bus, acting as both a vehicle and a mobile symbol for the national movement to preserve women’s sports, was defaced...
A former North Carolina State University graduate student and employee is urging the state Supreme Court to reject the university’s efforts to block him from investigating the Poe Hall shutdown. Darren Masier seeks evidence about whether PCBs found in the building could have contributed to his cancer.
What we are fighting for is bigger than any single competition. We are fighting for the future of women’s sports itself.
Among the notable items in the North Carolina House budget released on Monday night is new funding for a school of engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill, and requirements that the medical programs are following merit-based policies.
Let's avoid the governmental quick fixes that actually make the problems worse, even if we may benefit from their short-term relief, and instead focus on keeping things affordable for consumers through market-based solutions.
At some point folks need to learn, whatever your pet cause is, you don’t win hearts and minds by vandalism, traffic blocking, and planting seeds of chaos.
NCI approved $5.2 million in pilot grants for eight research projects at seven NC public universities.
One of the former employees of Fayetteville State University under investigation for misusing university-issued credit cards was recently named the director of communications for the North Carolina House Democratic Caucus before stepping down last week.
Current and former employees of Fayetteville State University are under investigation for allegedly making purchases that were not allowed under university policies, including almost $2,000 for unnecessary business travel expenses to New York City, not having sufficient documentation for purchases, and unknowingly paying thousands to businesses owned by employees, creating a potential conflict of interest.
Disrupting commencement is an inconsiderate and selfish act — an act that deprived many students of their second and final chance at a drama-free graduation ceremony.