A sorry story about the state of free speech at UNC:
In September a freelance writer interviewed me at length for a Carolina Alumni Review feature "about #AcademicFreedom and #FreeSpeech at #UNC, going beyond the @nhannahjones saga to explore larger issues." (freelancer's words)
In September a freelance writer interviewed me at length for a Carolina Alumni Review feature "about #AcademicFreedom and #FreeSpeech at #UNC, going beyond the @nhannahjones saga to explore larger issues." (freelancer's words)
The topic of the interview was the @UNC_System Bd of Governors' booting me from long service on the governing board of the UNC Press last summer because they didn't like my public commentary on law, race, & the university.
My situation was just one of several the freelancer was profiling in the feature.
In October, the UNC General Alumni Association brought on a new editor at the Carolina Alumni Review. The academic freedom story languished.
In October, the UNC General Alumni Association brought on a new editor at the Carolina Alumni Review. The academic freedom story languished.
Last night I learned the Carolina Alumni Review has shelved it. There will be no "story about academic freedom and free speech at UNC, going beyond the Nikole Hannah-Jones saga to explore larger issues."
I was not told why.
I was not told why.
I was also never told why the System Board of Governors ended my tenure as chair of the UNC Press Board of Governors last summer.
That's how these things work.
That's how these things work.
In this case, as in that one, I'm sure there's some pretext at the ready, one best appreciated in the glow of a gaslight.
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