University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A faculty member was recently shot and killed on the same Chapel Hill campus.
The Pulitzer-winning journalist and creator of the “1619 Project" had said she would not begin a professorship without tenure, citing discrimination concerns.
"I am obligated to fight back against a wave of anti-democratic suppression that seeks to ... silence Black voices and chill free speech," the journalist said.
North Carolina announced Thursday that the three-time national championship-winning coach is retiring at the age of 70.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
University of North Carolina student newspaper The Daily Tar Heel published a searing editorial about the coronavirus "clusterf**k" on campus.
Trump administration officials argue the universities are misusing a federal grant to advance “ideological priorities” and unfairly promote “the positive aspects of Islam."
UNC-Charlotte also identified the victims of Tuesday night's shooting on campus as six students, two of whom were killed in the attack.
Longtime women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell was accused of forcing her team to play while hurt and using a threat involving "nooses."
"No one learns at their best when they feel unsafe," Chancellor Carol L. Folt said in announcing her decision.
Hundreds gathered on the Chapel Hill campus to voice their opposition to a new building that would house "Silent Sam."