UNC system: The end of tenure?

By: Fred Cubbage

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 694

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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The UNC University System Board of Governors approved a new policy for Academic Freedom and Tenure at their meeting on February 26. Its purpose states that:

The University of North Carolina System is dedicated to the transmission and advancement of knowledge and understanding. Academic freedom is essential to the achievement of these purposes.

The University therefore supports and encourages freedom of inquiry for faculty members and students, to the end that …

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