Posts tagged Journalism

UNC System Under Investigation for Structural Racism

“After a long and arduous debate, this past Summer over whether or not to grant New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones a tenured faculty position at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is investigating “structural racism” within the UNC System. Their investigation is focused primarily on UNC Chapel Hill, which the AAUP claims “mishandled” the procedure with Hannah-Jones. More broadly the committee will investigate what it sees as “a pattern of egregious violations of principles of academic governance and persistent structural racism.”

LocalAdam TatumOctober 17, 2021UNC, Nikole Hannah-Jones, JournalismComment

Ms. Nikole Hannah-Jones — Former MacArthur Fellow, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, and UNC Alumna — Denied Tenure in Unprecedented Fashion

“The denial of tenure for Ms. Hannah-Jones prompted calls for transparency and stringent warnings of its effects on alienating UNC’s present and future faculty. In a statement following the initial events, UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media writes that by denying Ms. Hannah-Jones tenure -- a graduate of UNC (Masters, 2003) and whose honors include the Peabody Award and MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant and Fellowship -- it “unfairly moves the goalposts and violates long-standing norms.”

Editor's Picks, LocalOmar FarragMay 22, 2021Journalism, boardofgovernors, UNC, Editor's PickComment