Academic Freedom

Does it always have to be investigated in depth or end a professor’s career? UNC Wilmington doesn’t think so, but a trustee disagrees.

UNC Chapel Hill trustees will hold a special meeting Wednesday, one day before the end of six trustees’ terms, reportedly to vote on tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones.

At least not on July 1, as previously announced, she’s officially notified the university. She’s not withdrawing her tenure bid, however -- even as she continues to hint at suing the institution for denying her a tenure vote.

On the heels of the Nikole Hannah-Jones case, UNC governing board doesn’t reappoint an outspoken faculty member to the university press board.

If universities can sack tenured faculty without due process, it will set a dangerous precedent -- one that could ultimately be a death sentence for the profession, argues Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt.

Hannah-Jones case costs the university a noted chemistry faculty recruit. Professors there worry about even bigger recruitment problems ahead.

New survey finds 24 percent of faculty senate chairs say faculty influence declined during COVID-19. Fifteen percent of chairs say it increased. Survey also delves into faculty say in budget decisions, voided handbooks, contracts and more.

Students say a film professor at Sonoma State hides behind faculty rights while violating their rights in the classroom. The details suggest the case is complicated.