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“There have been those who have wrongly questioned this university’s commitment to academic freedom and open scholarly inquiry,” Mr. Davis said. “Let me be perfectly clear, our motto is Lux Libertas. Light and liberty. We remain committed to being a light shining brightly on the hill. We embrace and endorse academic freedom.”
Before the board moved into executive session, protesters were removed from the room by security officers, as shown on video posted online by Spectrum News 1, prompting criticism from Ms. Hannah-Jones.
“It should have been communicated how this meeting would go, that tenure proceedings are always held in closed session, and an attempt made to de-escalate,” she tweeted. “Instead Black students were shoved and punched because they were confused about the process. This is not right.”
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved tenure for acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones on Wednesday, ending a month-long saga that has outraged students, faculty and journalists across the country.
In a public vote, the board approved Hannah-Jones’s tenure application 9-4 after a closed session of nearly three hours.
Voting “no” were members Haywood Cochrane, Allie Rae McCullen, John Preyer and David Boliek.
Hannah-Jones issued a written statement shortly after the vote, leaving it unclear if she would accept the position.
“I want to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of support I have received from students, faculty, colleagues, and the general public over the last month – including the young people who showed up today at the Board of Trustees meeting, putting themselves at physical risk,” Hannah-Jones wrote. “I am honored and grateful for and inspired by you all. I know that this vote would not have occurred without you.”
“We are frustrated and disappointed that
our University, the flagship institution of the UNC System, has failed not only you, an outstanding alumna, but its students, its faculty, its community as a whole and yes, the spirit upon which Carolina was founded:
Lux Libertas light and liberty,” the student leaders wrote.
The decision is the latest to downplay antiracism efforts the school’s professed mission to reckon with the racial history of both the university and the nation, the students wrote.
“Walking into this University, unfortunately, you are walking into a place where respect is minimal, criticism is high, and quantity is all too few for academics of color especially Black women,” the student wrote.” Knowing this and recognizing the critical importance of upholding the integrity and impact of your work, we cannot ask you to come here. We respect your work and your contribution to this country’s history too much for you or your scholarship to be the consta
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