Prominent journalists, athletes and academics denounce UNC decision to deny Hannah-Jones tenure Mychael Schnell © Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Prominent journalists, athletes and academics denounce UNC decision to deny Hannah-Jones tenure
More than 200 prominent journalists, athletes and academics signed a letter on Tuesday denouncing the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill s decision to deny New York Times Magazine journalist and The 1619 Project lead author Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure.
The letter, published by The Root, called Hannah-Jones tenure denial egregious, and said the Board of Trustees decision was almost certainly tied to her involvement in the 1619 Project, which examines the role slavery played in the United States founding.
Prominent journalists, athletes and academics denounce UNC decision to deny Hannah-Jones tenure
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A disappointing decision : UNC community upset after Nikole Hannah-Jones non-tenure
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A disappointing decision : UNC community upset after Nikole Hannah-Jones non-tenure
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May 21, 2021 Share
WINSTON-SALEM Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure application at the University of North Carolina was halted because she didn’t come from a “traditional academic-type background,” and a trustee who vets the lifetime appointments wanted more time to consider her qualifications, university leaders said Thursday.
The trustee who leads the subcommittee that considers tenure applications, Charles Duckett, chose in January to postpone the review of Hannah-Jones’ submission, said Richard Stevens, the chairman of the board of trustees for the Chapel Hill campus. It was never brought before the full board for approval, and instead the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist accepted a five-year appointment to the faculty of the journalism school.