The UNC Board of Governors authorized a new definition of academic freedom on Thursday, a move that enshrines an explanation ...

Amid faculty protests, the public North Carolina system's governing board unanimously passed the policy change during its ...

The university system dropped proposed language saying teaching “clearly unrelated to the course description” wouldn’t be protected. The AAUP remained opposed.

The UNC System Board of Governors wasted little time on Thursday in approving a definition for academic freedom that has been ...

Some observers see problems with letting UNC system policy makers define academic freedom for professors, warn it could lead ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Academic freedom is “essential” to the mission of the UNC System, according to its code. But what does it actually protect? The UNC ...

If a student is uncertain about an issue of academic integrity, they should consult the faculty member to resolve questions in any situation prior to the submission of the academic exercise.

The UNC System Board of Governors is working toward establishing an official definition of "academic freedom." On Wednesday, the board's Committee on University Governance voted to endorse a system ...

Religious Studies Prof. and faculty handbook committee chair Richard Kieckhefer discussed proposals for altering the faculty handbook, including revisions to its definition of academic freedom.

The board also voted to raise tuition for in-state undergraduate students for the first time in nine years at its Thursday ...

UNC board will vote in February on a new academic freedom definition for the system. Draft limits freedom by excluding unrelated course content and political advocacy. Faculty and AAUP warn vague ...