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UNC Boycott

UNC-Chapel Hill students are boycotting UNC stores and products in order to pressure Carol Folt to remove Silent Sam. In the Daily Tar Heel.

Disrupted Debate

Protestors recently interrupted a debate between the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute. At least one person was detained. On Campus Reform.

Diversity Classes at UNC Charlotte

UNC Charlotte offers 345 diversity classes that include Women’s and Gender Studies, Languages and Culture Studies, Religious Studies, and Africana Studies.
On the College Fix.

Western Governors Doesn’t Pass Audit

Western Governors University was found to be ineligible for federal financial aid according to an audit conducted by the Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General. Some dispute the findings. In the Chronicle of Higher Education

Due Process, a Civil Rights Issue

Professor of sociology Anne Hendershott argues that the "denial of due process protections to the accused...is certainly a civil rights issue and demands systematic data collection and public scrutiny. On Minding the Campus.

Kipnis Suffers Another Title IX Investigation

A recent piece in the New Yorker reports that Laura Kipnis was subject to a second Title IX investigation after the publication of her book "Unwanted Advances."
In the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Basketball Coach Fired for Lying and Cheating

The NCAA announced today that the former head men’s basketball coach at the University of the Pacific, Ron Verlin, was fired after it was found that he helped athletes cheat and then encouraged them to lie about it.
On Inside Higher Ed.

UNC Chemistry Too Archaic?

UNC-Chapel Hill students complain that the chemistry courses are taught in an "archaic" way. Professor of chemistry Joshua Beaver disagrees. In the Daily Tar Heel.

Triad Universities Merge

On Tuesday, Piedmont International University and John Wesley University announced that they will be merging starting June 1, 2018. In Triad Business Journal.