Just a few hours after our March 20th webinar where UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts engaged in an open and respectful conversation with the Coalition for Carolina, trustee Marty Kotis, once again, pulled out his political hatchet and started swinging away at us. In his attack, Kotis misrepresented our coalition, called former UNC System President
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Roger Perry Responds to Marty Kotis’ Attack on Our Webinar with Lee Roberts
Just a few hours after UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts engaged in an open and respectful conversation with the Coalition for Carolina, trustee Marty Kotis, once again, pulled out his political hatchet and started swinging away at us. Kotis misrepresented our coalition, called former UNC System President Margaret Spellings a “RINO” and dismissed Chancellor Roberts’
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The Month with Mimi – March 2024
Hi, everyone. I’m Mimi Chapman, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill and co-founder of the Coalition for Carolina. March was a big month here at the Coalition and we don’t want you to miss anything. We began by focusing on emails obtained through a Freedom of Information act request. They showed that two outside groups
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A Big Step Forward: UNC System President and Board of Governors Rein in Trustees at Carolina
UNC President Peter Hans and the UNC System Board of Governors have taken significant – and laudable – action to support sound leadership to UNC-Chapel Hill. In an “Administrative Memorandum” to Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and trustees’ Chair John Preyer, President Hans and BOG Chair Randy Ramsey: The memo from is dated January 12, the
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Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts Vows to be Fair, Open-Minded and Nonpartisan
Lee Roberts told the Coalition for Carolina last week he will be fair, open-minded and nonpartisan as UNC’s interim chancellor. In a wide-ranging 75-minute webinar, Roberts also said: More than 200 people watched the webinar live. Dr. Mimi Chapman and Roger Perry, two of our co-founders, moderated and posed questions to Roberts. You can watch
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Live Webinar: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 10:30 am. Coalition for Carolina co-founders Roger Perry and Mimi Chapman will lead a discussion with UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts. They’ll ask Roberts questions he hasn’t heard in any other interview and Roberts will be asked questions submitted by webinar participants. : https://bit.ly/49VCqwi Heather Mac Donald FOIA
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Former UNC Leaders Map a Path for the Future
Three former leaders of the University of North Carolina shared hope that we can overcome political “chaos” and “shenanigans” and restore sound, positive leadership to the UNC System and to Carolina. Former system presidents Tom Ross and Margaret Spellings and former UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp addressed the problems – and the potential – in a
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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
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We’re Hoping for a Better Year for Carolina
After a year marred by political interference and governance overreach at UNC, the Coalition for Carolina holds high hopes for a better 2024. We are deeply concerned by the departure of Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz. But we are hopeful that Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts, who starts January 12, will be a strong and stabilizing leader. We
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