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UNC campuses get free speech policy as required by new state law

By World Tribune on December 19, 2017 Americas, Exclusives, North Carolina, Stateside, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2017 The University of North Carolina Board of Governors on Dec. 15 approved the implementation of a new free speech policy that was passed by the state’s General Assembly earlier this year. Steve Long, a board member who chairs the University Governance Committee, said the new policy allows for students […]

North Carolina bill takes aim at threat to free speech on campus

By World Tribune on May 1, 2017 Americas, BB Americas, Exclusives, North Carolina, Rest of The Best, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Culture, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2017 The North Carolina state House in late April passed a bill aimed at fortifying free speech at the 16 schools in the University of North Carolina system. House Bill 527: Restore/Preserve Campus Free Speech, which has a companion bill in the Senate, requires that state public universities maintain “the fullest degree of intellectual […]