Exposing the Right-Wing Attack on Diversity – at UNC and Across America
We knew UNC was under attack. Now we know it’s an attack on universities across the country. It’s a well-funded, coordinated, nationwide campaign against diversity. The New York Times has exposed the strategy – and the underlying bigotry – of the campaign, one conceived and carried out by a network of conservative donors, think tanks […]
Stop the Dangerous Sneak Attacks on UNC Accreditation
With no notice and no debate, the North Carolina General Assembly pushed through a controversial change that will hurt Carolina. Higher Ed Works recently reported that “as most of North Carolina [were] sifting through 1,400 pages of a new, $30 billion state budget, Sen. Michael Lee slipped a provision from an unrelated bill into HB8 […]
Texas A&M Shares UNC’s Shame
Dr. Mimi Chapman is a professor at UNC’s School of Social Work. She joined the faculty in 2001 and was Chair of the Faculty from 2020 to 2023. She is a co-founder of the Coalition for Carolina. As a frequent flyer, I’m well-versed in the virtues of various airlines. I’m an expert packer, ready to […]
How Florida Did It
Before we get into the topic of this week’s newsletter, we would like to send our thoughts and prayers to those in Florida, and elsewhere, who are dealing with the devastation left by Hurricane Ian. In last week’s newsletter we celebrated Carolina remaining in the #5 spot of US News and World Report rankings for […]
The Danger of Politicization and a Post Truth America
The Coalition for Carolina noted that there have been several incidents around the country where politics are being injected into public university governance. We asked Dr. Holden Thorp for his opinion on what’s behind such incidents and here is his response: “Well, we have a whole lot of incidents around the country of boards becoming […]
Could This Happen in North Carolina?
The Coalition was founded last summer to support and defend the University and its independence from partisan interference. We rededicated ourselves to the University’s promise of Lux Libertas—light and liberty—and the principles of open inquiry, free speech, academic freedom, equity and inclusion because we saw these principles at risk. Over the past months we’ve stayed […]