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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. Andrew Sullivan‏ @sullydish 19 May 2021

      Andrew Sullivan Retweeted Rational Thinker 69

      I agree. The faculty should decide. But this is not a huge scandal or a cancellation it seems to me.https://twitter.com/Rationalist69/status/1395120087686909961 …

      Andrew Sullivan added,

      Rational Thinker 69 @Rationalist69
      Replying to @Rationalist69 @sullydish and 2 others
      The stakes are not necessarily high on "instant tenure" (argue about 'cancellation' to heart's content) but I think the point about political interference vs. faculty is worth making. Also, FIRE's looking into it. (2/2) https://twitter.com/TheFIREorg/status/1395102408104202245 …
      179 replies 6 retweets 71 likes
    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 19 May 2021
      Replying to @sullydish

      The faculty *had* decided. The University had also decided. It got overruled at the university system level, which, as far as I remember, does not have a recent precedent. This is more like the Queen of England deciding she doesn’t like a local election result and overturning it.

      9 replies 28 retweets 776 likes
    3. Andrew Sullivan‏ @sullydish 20 May 2021
      Replying to @zeynep

      I'm stating a general principle here, not a chronology. And we agree.

      7 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 20 May 2021
      Replying to @sullydish

      That general principle is what makes it a scandal. The evaluation was completed by her faculty peers, external reviewers, the dean etc. It's a prescribed, lengthy and involved process. It's all been chucked by political appointees—a move without precedent as far as I can recall.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 20 May 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @sullydish

          People are arguing if she deserved tenure, or whether tenure is good. None of that is relevant to this case. The process that counts for everyone else was stepped on by political appointees—and hard to imagine it was for any reason besides the content or her work and who she is.

          3 replies 2 retweets 63 likes
        3. George Purcell‏ @gpurcell 20 May 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @sullydish

          Let me offer a (modest) pushback. UNC is a state entity and the state, through elected officials, may legitimately enforce policy on it. The Board has delegated, democratic authority to make this move, wise or not.

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