Our Perspective

Image source: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article288711410.html A headline in The News & Observer summed it up: “UNC System board approves policy gutting DEI efforts at NC public universities.” The Board of Governors – with little public discussion and without hearing from people who will be affected …

In just four days last week, the current Board of Trustees once again showed that they are incapable of being entrusted with the state’s “priceless gem,” the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. To recap: Here are the details: Boliek: Using UNC …

Image source: https://www.unc.edu/discover/carolina-celebrates-the-class-of-2024-under-the-lights/ Events have come fast and furious at UNC the past few weeks: protests, the police response, graduation and – unfortunately – more ill-advised and ill-timed actions by the Board of Trustees. Today we share different perspectives on these events from …

The following content was created by Public Ed Works.  We requested permission to republish it. RALEIGH (May 8, 2024) – There’s a process to choose chancellors at UNC System campuses. Follow it. If there was any doubt university leadership has become hyper-politicized in …

Image source: https://www.wunc.org/show/due-south/2024-05-01/unc-chapel-hill-pro-palestinian-protests-student-journalists The UNC campus and the larger Carolina community are deeply divided over the pro-Palestinian protests on campus and the administration’s response. This is a time when our university needs experienced leadership, constructive dialogue and a free exchange of ideas and …

Dr. Mimi Chapman, pictured with her father,  is a Co=founder of The Coalition for Carolina. My dad was a WWII veteran. I think about him so much now that he is gone because of the lessons he taught me and sometimes the lessons …

With little notice and no discussion, a UNC Board of Governors committee last week recommended eliminating jobs and programs that promote diversity at all 17 campuses. The Coalition for Carolina believes there must be a full, frank and open debate on the issue …

The UNC System sent a loud and clear message to the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, but Chair John Preyer clearly doesn’t get it. A Jan. 12 memo to the trustees from UNC System President Peter Hans and Board of Governors Chair Randy …

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. …