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Meet Edward Blum, the man who wants to take down affirmative action

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Affirmative action in jeopardy after justices raise doubts

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Supreme Court takes up race-conscious college admissions

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Nikole Hannah-Jones tweets her UNC settlement is crafted to aid faculty, students of color

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A settlement between journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill linked
/ July 20, 2022

Concerns grow over the future of affirmative action after controversial Supreme Court rulings

The Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, among other recent rulings, has caused great
/ July 8, 2022

Report: UNC system plagued by political pressure, institutional racism

The University of North Carolina system threatens academic freedom through political interference and institutional racism, according to a report from
/ May 2, 2022

Statue of slaveholding founder of Rice University moved to new location 

Rice University is moving the statue of its founder, former slave owner William Marsh Rice, from its current place in
/ February 14, 2022

Supreme Court to hear challenge to race-based affirmative action in college admissions

The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding
/ January 24, 2022

UNC protesters cite ongoing frustrations amid tenure dispute

Discontent over how Black students, faculty and staff have been treated for years at North Carolina’s flagship public university is
/ June 26, 2021
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Pressure mounts on UNC in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure dispute

The pressure on trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to grant tenure to investigative journalist Nikole
/ June 5, 2021