Nikole Hannah-Jones was denied tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill. Not all the details are clear, but I'd say I'm reasonably concerned this was politically motivated and thus a blow to academic freedom.https://reason.com/2021/05/20/1619-project-nikole-hannah-jones-denied-tenure-at-unc-chapel-hill/ …
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I suspect her initial appointment was also politically motivated.
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J-school hiring a New York Times writer who has won a lot of big prizes (Pulitzer, McArthur) seems pretty normal, tbh.
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Downgrading a tenure job to a contract position based on politically motivated interference is a serious breech of academic norms.
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