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What university tenure battles teach us about the White world of academia

by Brandon Tensley The months-long tenure struggle between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Nikole Hannah-Jones was never about debates over the 1619 Project. The fight was about power — about the White conservatives who thought that the Pulitzer Prize-winning Black journalist had gained too much of it. “I have studied power my entire life from within institutions where I wielded none. I have written about it. I have reported on it. I have read about it. I have observed it. And, over the years, I have worked myself to accrue it, which is really what angers

‘Now, you see:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones’ UNC tenure battle hits home for some local Black academics

By Joel Brown There were many Black professionals and academics watching Tuesday morning’s interview with Nikole Hannah-Jones as if they were sitting in a Black church. That is to say, there were some loud “amens” spoken in agreement to what Hannah-Jones said about achieving success in white spaces. “I’ve spent my entire life proving that I belong in elite white spaces that were not built for Black people,” she told interviewer Gayle King, detailing the clarity she gained from what she called the “shabby” treatment she received from UNC-Chapel Hill through her tenuous battle for tenure. “I decided I didn’t

Cornel West resigns from Harvard after tenure dispute and accuses university of ‘spiritual rot’

By Eric Levenson and Gregory Lemos Cornel West, the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist, resigned from Harvard after a tenure dispute and accused the university of “spiritual rot” in a letter posted to his Twitter on Monday. “How sad it is to see our beloved Harvard Divinity School in such decline and decay,” he wrote in the letter. “The disarray of a scattered curriculum, the disenchantment of talented yet deferential faculty, and the disorientation of precious students loom large.” His resignation comes after he said Harvard denied him an opportunity to receive tenure, the indefinite academic appointment that makes

Black student groups call for change after tenure debacle

By DeJuan Hoggard Just one day after acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones decided against accepting a tenured position at UNC-Chapel Hill, instead. taking a job at Howard University, Black organizations on campus came together to present their list of demands to university officials. During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, members and leaders from the Black Graduate & Professional Association, the Carolina Black Caucus, and the Black Student Movement met inside a room at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center on campus to express their continued support for Hannah-Jones and used the time to share what they called their “2021 Priorities”. “It was

‘It was racist:’ UNC journalism faculty respond to Hannah-Jones decision, tenure controversy

By Heather Leah Faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media posted a statement Tuesday after Nikole Hannah-Jones’ announcement that she would reject an offer to take a position at UNC after weeks of controversy surrounding her fight for tenure. “While disappointed, we are not surprised. We support Ms. Hannah-Jones’s choice. The appalling treatment of one of our nation’s most-decorated journalists by her own alma mater was humiliating, inappropriate, and unjust,” writes a spokesperson on Hussman Faculty’s Medium page. “We will be frank. It was racist,” they wrote. Hannah-Jones was hired in

Nikole Hannah-Jones chose HBCU Howard over UNC. Here’s why that’s significant

By Leah Asmelash After months of grappling with the university over her tenureship, Nikole Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday she would not stay on at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, choosing instead, along with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, to join the faculty of Howard University, one of the most prestigious historically Black universities in the country. It’s a significant decision, as Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) don’t always have the pull or the resources that predominantly White institutions have to bring in big-name faculty. But Hannah-Jones, who has spent the better part of a month watching her worth be debated by the UNC-Chapel Hill

Phylicia Rashad pens letter to Howard students and parents: “I offer my most sincere apology”

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By Keely Aouga and Laura Ly Actress Phylicia Rashad sent a letter to Howard University students and parents on Friday, offering “[her] most sincere apology” for tweeting in celebration of Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction being overturned. “My remarks were in no way directed towards survivors of sexual assault. I vehemently oppose sexual violence, find no excuse for such behavior, and I know that Howard University has a zero-tolerance policy toward interpersonal violence,” Rashad wrote. In May, Rashad, an alumna of Howard University, was appointed dean of its recently reestablished College of Fine Arts. On Wednesday, Rashad tweeted, “FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is

UNC board grants tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones amid outcry from Black faculty and students

By Nicquel Terry Ellis The board of trustees at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill voted Wednesday to grant tenure to award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after facing backlash from Black students and faculty who said the board’s initial failure to do so reflected a history of systemic racism at the school. The board’s 9-4 vote came after it met in a closed session for nearly three hours. When the board moved to a closed session, video surfaced on social media of law enforcement forcefully removing protesters from the meeting room. Following the vote, board chair Richard Stevens said the board had “endured

Students sue Indiana University in federal court over vaccine mandate

By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy The eight students filed a lawsuit Monday in US District Court in Indiana asking a judge to prevent the school from enforcing it, saying it is in violation of the 14th Amendment and state law. The 116-page filing comes after Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, issued an opinion last month saying the school’s initial vaccine policy “clearly runs afoul of (a new) state law.” “Indiana law and numerous cases have held public universities to be ‘arms of the state,’ and therefore required to abide by the mandates set out in this new law,” Rokita

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