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UNC Faculty Chair: We Need to Work Together for the Good of the UNC System

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Tensions around the UNC System were brought to a fever pitch Tuesday with protests taking place on campuses across the state to correspond with the first day under new System President Margaret Spellings. One issue that has been...

Spellings: My Responsibility is to Serve Needs of Every Student and Tax Payer

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Tuesday was a busy day in higher education across North Carolina. It was Margaret Spellings’ first day as President of the UNC System after a process more than a year in the making. And protests were held on six campuses...

Protest Held on Margaret Spellings’ First Day as UNC System President

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Hundreds of students and faculty members at UNC gathered on Tuesday to protest the newly-minted UNC System President, Margaret Spellings. It didn’t take long for the chanting to start, just after 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning as...

UNC Students Are People Not Commodities

Posted by The Commentators | Feb 29, 2016 | The Commentators

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NAACP Requests Records Over Hiring of Margaret Spellings as UNC System President

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 23, 2016 | Featured, UNC

A group delivered a public records request to the UNC System General Administration offices on Tuesday regarding the firing of Tom Ross as System President and the subsequent hiring of Margaret Spellings. Members of the North...

UNC Protester Says Group Will ‘Always’ Ask for Margaret Spellings’ Dismissal

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 1, 2016 | UNC

Four protesters were arrested at the UNC Board of Governors meeting last Tuesday. The group was protesting the election of Margaret Spellings at UNC System President. The magistrate did not find probably cause for charges...

Protesters Arrested at UNC Board of Governors Meeting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 26, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Protesters disrupted the UNC Board of Governors meeting once again on Tuesday, just as they did at the board’s December meeting. Protesters were not removed one-by-one as they were before, instead continuing to chant after they...

Congressman David Price Thanks Tom Ross Criticizes BOG in House Remarks

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 7, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

Tom Ross’ tenure as the President of the UNC System officially came to a close on Monday. The UNC Board of Governors announced in January 2015 that Ross would be removed from that position. That was the start of an...

Margaret Spellings: Embodiment of Corporatization of Higher Education

Posted by The Commentators | Dec 16, 2015 | The Commentators

I want to talk with you about UNC. I’ve been on the faculty of the geography department for 21 years. I love UNC. A few days ago, police removed me from the UNC Board of Governors meeting. I was in good company – faculty from...

UNC Board of Governors Elects New Chair and Interim President Amid Protest

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 11, 2015 | Featured, News

The UNC System Board of Governors attempted to go about its business in a normal fashion on Friday morning but was interrupted by protests. Protesters gathered outside before the Board of Governors meeting on Friday morning...

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