Dr. Abigail Hatcher discusses the debates over academic freedom and a scrapped surveillance policy

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 169

Last Updated: 15 hours, 46 minutes ago

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Among the many controversial actions taken by North Carolina public university leaders since Republicans at the state legislature took control of the system and campus boards, few have provoked greater concern than a recent announcement that administrators at UNC Chapel Hill would begin secretly recording classroom lectures and discussions.

In addition to their concerns about the basic and creepy Big Brother aspects of such a proposal, faculty members in Chapel Hill pushed back …

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