A Q&A with Raw Story’s Jordan Green on North Carolina’s ties to the attack on the Capitol one year ago.
Kyle Villemain
Posted inHigher Education
Tensions Rise Within the UNC System Board of Governors
Three board members are lodging a strong complaint against a mandated move of the System Office to Raleigh by the end of 2022, revealing internal tension over how the heavily Republican Board is run and led.
Posted inHigher Education
NC Promise’s Imminent Expansion
From The Assembly’s Sunday Newsletter: Sources confirm a major college affordability program will expand to a fourth UNC System institution: Fayetteville State University
Posted inHigher Education
UNC’s Mild-Mannered Change Agent
After a quiet, decades-long rise to power, Peter Hans is atop the UNC System. He brings strong personal and political skills, but is short on executive experience. Can a great conciliator keep his restive factions at bay and shepherd the institution through its next big transformation?
Posted inPolitics
Medical Marijuana’s Conservative Champion
Powerful Senate Rules Committee Chair Bill Rabon made it his mission to legalize medical marijuana after a grueling fight with cancer. A decade after his election, he’s finally poised to make good on that promise.
Posted inHigher Education
Reaction and Pushback on UNC’s Hussman Story
“From The Assembly’s Newsletter: Reaction and Pushback from Last Weekend’s Bombshell Story on Nikole Hannah-Jones and Walter Hussman Jr., a Statement from Dean King, and an Update on the Greensboro Hog-tying Story”
Posted inThe Assembly News
A Harebrained Idea
A look at The Assembly’s game plan to create an ambitious read for a growing state.
Posted inPlace
Behind the Piece: “Today’s Outlaws”
An interview with writer Belle Boggs and a look at the reporting behind “Today’s Outlaws.”
Posted inPolitics
Behind the Piece: “The Motivations of Phil Berger”
An interview with writer Kevin Maurer and a look at the reporting behind “The Motivations of Phil Berger.”