Richard Stevens, chair of the UNC Board, wants me to share his email with the 300 journalism faculty and deans who signed the letter of protest regarding Nikole Hannah-Jones' appointment to the school. Here it is:1/ 
I responded that I take this as promising as I hope the board will offer Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure and will be the first to congratulate them. Otherwise, I am sure many schools would leap at the opportunity to hire a journalist of such singular reputation, and ability. 2/
More: I asked Stevens whether the board would vote on tenure. He responded: "Our last board meeting of the academic year was last week and my term as chair & as a board member is ending." I said: "It is a pity that your term ended without the milestone of hiring @nhannahjones."
Stevens kept trying to come back to his fake-news defense: that a "blog" got it wrong.
Except the truth remains that Hannah-Jones does not now have tenure.
Except the truth remains that Hannah-Jones does not now have tenure.
What so, uh, ironic about the UNC affair is that by not granting tenure the Board demonstrates just how vital tenure is.
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