A special committee at the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is preparing a report detailing what it calls "a pattern of egregious violations of principles of academic governance and persistent structural racism" in the University of North Carolina System.
Nikole Hannah-Jones
The case was widely publicized and called into question how politics could be influencing hiring decisions at the university. Touching on that question, the AAUP committee says it will consider "the influence of the gerrymandered state legislature on the systemwide board of governors and campus boards of trustees and look at how the use of political pressure has obstructed meaningful faculty participation" in the UNC system.