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Erin Gretzinger

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Higher Ed Reporter @theassemblync.bsky.social‬ | Previously: @chronicle.com, @wisconsinwatch.org, Wisconsin State Journal | Alum: uwsjmc.bsky.social, The Badger Herald | Email: erin@theassemblync.com www.theassemblync.com/author/egretz

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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
www.theassemblync.com/education/hi... Great piece from @eringretzinger.bsky.social: While FL Gov. Ron DeSantis was at the dais announcing the plan for a new accrediting agency this summer, the UNC system was really behind the effort from the beginning
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How the UNC System Shaped a Controversial Plan to Revamp College Accreditation
Records show North Carolina played a significant role in founding the Commission for Public Higher Education. Some faculty are concerned.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
While FL broke the news about a new six-state accreditor, 800+ pages of public records & other docs show the UNC System was at the center of the project for more than a year. My last scoop with @theassemblync.bsky.social (co-published with @chronicle.com) www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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How the UNC System Shaped a Controversial Plan to Revamp College Accreditation
Records show North Carolina played a significant role in founding the Commission for Public Higher Education. Some faculty are concerned.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts has his sights set on the big picture—despite federal-level uncertainties and campus clashes over his business-driven vision. My profile of Roberts' first full year at UNC-CH for @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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Lee Roberts' Long Game
The UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor is sticking with his big-picture vision endures despite federal uncertainties and campus clashes.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The best cross-over episode of my life! (I promise there is a higher-ed angle) @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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The Summer UNC-Chapel Hill Turned Pretty
'The Summer I Turned Pretty' series filmed its recently released final season at UNC-Chapel Hill, giving the campus new clout online.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
UNC-Chapel Hill's Vice Chancellor for Research on JAG's alternative indirect cost model to counter Trump's proposed cuts to reimbursement rates: "We saw an opportunity to step up and create a new approach.” Read my Q&A with Penny Gordon-Larsen @TheAssemblyNC www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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‘FAIR’ Model Aims to Preserve Federal Research Funding
A new proposal seeks to counter the Trump administration’s plan to cut universities’ research reimbursement rates.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
UNC-Chapel Hill's “Prometheus” project explored purchasing Kettering University, an engineering school in Flint, to speed up development of a new college of applied sciences. From @themhartman.bsky.social for @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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Inside UNC-Chapel Hill’s Scrapped Plan to Open a Michigan Campus
UNC-Chapel Hill’s “Prometheus” project explored purchasing Kettering University, an engineering school in Flint.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
BREAKING: @theassemblync.bsky.social obtained an email in which UNC-Chapel Hill's ex-provost said Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to the Board of Trustees’ controversial move to delay tenure votes for financial reasons. From me & @themhartman.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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Provost: UNC-CH Chancellor Signed Off On Plan To Delay Tenure
Chris Clemens wrote in an email obtained by The Assembly that Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to delay tenure votes for financial reasons.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
When St. Andrews suddenly closed in May, it left behind a lot of questions. When would employees get their paychecks? What would become of the university’s land? And what does the closure mean for Laurinburg, a rural town of 15,000? me & @brappaport.bsky.social tracked down the answers.
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 31/07/2025
I'm quoted in this great piece diving into the closure of St. Andrews University in North Carolina and what it means for the local community. The Assembly is one of the best local sources for higher ed coverage in the country. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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What Remains of St. Andrews
Following the sudden closure of St. Andrews University, Laurinburg grapples with the fallout and a now-empty campus.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
UNC-Chapel Hill leaders revealed a plan on Wednesday to cut approximately $70 million in costs—or 2 percent of its operating budget. From me and @themhartman.bsky.social for @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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UNC-Chapel Hill Unveils Plan to Cut $70 Million in Response to Funding Pressure
UNC-Chapel Hill will cut 2 percent of its operating budget ahead of anticipated federal and state funding reductions.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
NEW: The UNC System's Board of Governors has directed campuses to form new committees to scrutinize compliance w/ system DEI policies. Each committee’s work will continue until the BOG "deems its specific oversight no longer needed." www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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UNC Board of Governors Demands New DEI Compliance Committees
The campus-level committees will scrutinize whether schools have complied with policies targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Revealing reporting from @indyweek.bsky.social's @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social about a call hosted by St. Augustine's University officials. SAU's debts exceed $47 million (not including a $20 million default judgement SAU is contesting). Enrollment is about 53 students. indyweek.com/news/wake/sa...
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Saint Augustine's University Appeals to Alumni for Donations Following Loss of Accreditation
Saint Augustine's University leaders appeal to alumni for donations following loss of accreditation, sharing information about SAU's financial standing.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I'm excited to share that @theassemblync.bsky.social has won a North Carolina Press Association award for our higher education coverage! The Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award recognizes outstanding reporting on higher education issues in the state. Revisit the award-winning stories ⬇️
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
BREAKING: SAU lost its arbitration process, affirming SACSCOC's decision to pull their accreditation status. More @indyweek.bsky.social ⬇️ indyweek.com/news/saint-a...
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Saint Augustine’s University Loses Accreditation, Promises Legal Action Against Accreditor
Saint Augustine's University has lost accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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Sarah Brown @brownepoints.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Wisconsin just made 4/4 teaching loads the law for all full-time faculty members at the state's public universities (except the university system's two research universities, where everyone must teach a 2/2 load)
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A 4/4 Teaching Load Becomes Law at Most of Wisconsin’s Public Universities
The mandate, included in the state’s new budget, applies to full-time faculty across the University of Wisconsin system — except at the two R1 universities, where professors must carry 2/2 loads.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
It was great to talk with @schachtman.bsky.social on @whqr.bsky.social last week about @theassemblync.bsky.social's recent reporting on the rapidly changing DEI landscape at public and private colleges in North Carolina. Tune in and check out the full story below! www.whqr.org/local/2025-0...
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In North Carolina, It’s Do or DEI
Federal and state officials have declared war on DEI at North Carolina’s colleges and universities. But what their orders mean is sometimes far from clear.
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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The Trump administration is looking to make sweeping cuts at the nation’s weather agencies, including the closure of all federally funded meteorology labs. www.theassemblync.com/environment/...
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Trump Administration Wants to Close Key Weather Labs Across the U.S.
The labs are responsible for the forecasting that the nation relies on for storm warnings and emergency preparedness.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Join @theassemblync.bsky.social on July 16 in Raleigh for a conversation with UNC System President Peter Hans! Nearly half of all tickets have already been claimed. Premium subscribers can reserve their spot and grab a free ticket now; ticket sales will open for basic subscribers tomorrow!
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
For the past few months, @theassemblync.bsky.social has worked with five student newspapers—The Daily Tar Heel, @dukechronicle.bsky.social, Old Gold & Black, Niner Times, & The Seahawk—to explore how public & private colleges in NC have responded to the rapidly changing landscape surrounding DEI. 🧵
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
BREAKING: The UNC System is launching a new accreditor with Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas called the Commission for Public Higher Education The goal is to create a “streamlined, non-ideological” accreditor, Hans told me in an exclusive for @theassemblync.bsky.social
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UNC System President Unveils Plans for New Accreditor
President Peter Hans said in an interview he aims to create a ‘streamlined, non-ideological’ accreditor with five other southern states.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
The University of Austin, the new “anti-woke” private school in Texas, tried to recruit the dean of UNC-CH's School of Civic Life and Leadership. Scoop from @themhartman.bsky.social @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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The University of Austin Courted UNC-Chapel Hill's Jed Atkins
The dean of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Civic Life and Leadership was approached to become president of the University of Austin.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
UNC-CH initiated an administrative restructuring plan that has prompted concerns among staff about possible layoffs amid growing financial pressure on colleges around the country. @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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UNC-Chapel Hill Wants to Restructure Admin Roles, Sparking Layoff Fears
UNC-Chapel Hill initiated an administrative restructuring plan amid broader financial uncertainty, prompting concerns about layoffs.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
UPDATE: UNC-CH's BOT approved 33 tenure cases on Wednesday, less than two weeks after a delay in personnel actions sparked faculty concerns. The university has not said why the actions were delayed in the first place. @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Approve Delayed Tenure Cases
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board approved 33 tenure cases following a delay that caused widespread concern among faculty.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
BREAKING: An employee at UNC Charlotte no longer works at the university after a conservative news site posted a video yesterday (taken with a hidden camera) of the employee saying the school has "covert" positions doing DEI work.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
BREAKING: Duke University aims to reduce costs by $350 million (~10 percent of its expenses) due to threatened funding cuts under President Trump. Hundreds of employees will be impacted by a voluntary separation program, after which Duke will consider layoffs. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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Duke Aims to Cut $350M in Response to Federal Funding Threats
Duke officials said hundreds of employees will be impacted by a voluntary separation program, after which the university will consider involuntary layoffs
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
As concerns about the cost of tuition & value of a college degree mount, @nccommcolleges.bsky.social arguably have more momentum than ever. NCCCS aims to capitalize on those trends with Propel NC, a proposed new funding model aimed at filling high-demand jobs. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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N.C. Community Colleges Want $100 Million to Remake Program Offerings
North Carolina's 58 community colleges are seeking $100 million to reshape how the state prepares workers for high-demand jobs.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
BREAKING: St. Andrews University will close May 5. @brappaport.bsky.social and I have the story for @theassemblync.bsky.social and Border Belt Independent, including details about what President Tarun Malik told faculty in a meeting this morning. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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St. Andrew's Unversity in N.C. to Close Amid Financial Struggles
Following decades of struggles for the small private school in Laurinburg, officials said it will cease operations in less than two weeks.
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Ben Rappaport @brappaport.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
BREAKING: St. Andrews University announced it will close in two weeks. The private liberal arts college in Laurinburg, which has been in rural southeastern North Carolina since 1958, has long faced an uphill battle to survive. borderbelt.org/st-andrews-u...
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St. Andrews University to close on May 5
The small private school in Laurinburg has faced the threat of closure for decades. On Friday, school officials told faculty the university will cease operations in less than two weeks.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
@eringretzinger.bsky.social caught some very interesting school of civic life changes in the senate budget: - the provost won't get a say in hiring or firing the dean - the faculty hiring goal is upped from 10-20 to at least 20 - no new joints until then - no scill money can go to other stuff
The Dean of the School shall be appointed by the Chancellor of the University of18
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with the consent of the Board of Trustees of the University of19
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Neither the Chancellor nor the Board of Trustees shall delegate20
this responsibility to another party.21
(b) All faculty hired by or appointed to the School shall be subject to the approval of the22
Dean of the School.23
(c) Faculty members may hold joint or courtesy appointments with other reporting units24
of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. All joint and courtesy appointments shall be25
made at the discretion of the Dean of the School."26
SECTION 8.2.(b) For the 2025-2026 academic year, the following shall occur:27
(1) The School of Civic Life and Leadership (the School) shall employ at least 2028
faculty members hired from outside the University of North Carolina at29
Chapel Hill. These faculty members shall be hired with permanent tenure or30
be eligible to receive permanent tenure in accordance with policies adopted31
by The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina and the32
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.33
(2) The School shall not employ any additional faculty by joint or courtesy34
appointment with other reporting units of the University of North Carolina at35
Chapel Hill unless the school has employed at least 20 faculty members hired36
from outside the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in accordance37
with this subsection.38
SECTION 8.2.(c) Notwithstanding G.S. 116-30.2, the recurring funds allocated to39
the School of Civic Life and Leadership (the School) by this section beginning in the 2025-202640
fiscal year shall be used only to support the School and shall not be redirected for any other41
purpose. In addition, these funds shall be used to supplement and not supplant any funds the42
School would otherwise receive, including funds received by the School based on enrollment.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
On Feb. 8, a professor @ncstate.bsky.social "declared war" on DEI at his university. He emailed a complaint to UNC System leadership about his employer’s DEI compliance. About 2 weeks later, many of the websites referenced in his report were altered or disappeared.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
@theassemblync.bsky.social is having a March Madness sale! Show your school spirit and get 50% by entering the discount code for your alma mater 🏀 (and no — your team doesn’t need to be in the tournament to participate.) Sign up now: www.theassemblync.com/subscriptions/
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
UNC-Chapel Hill announced today that it withdrew a request to burn paper and plastic pellets at its power plant. As our partners at @indyweek.bsky.social report, the move comes following fierce local opposition to the proposal. indyweek.com/news/orange/...
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UNC-Chapel Hill Drops Request to Burn Pellets at Power Plant
The university had proposed burning paper and plastic pellets at its power plant as a way to shift from coal and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
calling all nc higher ed workers: join me, @eringretzinger.bsky.social, and @ewstephe.bsky.social from @theassemblync.bsky.social, @brownepoints.bsky.social from @chronicle.com, and colleen murphy from @opencampus.org on 3/25 on zoom to talk about...everything www.theassemblync.com/events/asses...
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REGISTER: Assessing N.C.'s Higher Ed Landscape
Join us for an exclusive look at how the Trump administration's first moves are playing out at North Carolina's colleges and universities.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
BREAKING: Saint Augustine's University's lose of accreditation was upheld. It will now pursue a 90-day arbitration process to "to ensure that all students graduating through May 2025 will earn degrees from an accredited university." www.st-aug.edu/sau-remains-...
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SAU Remains Committed to Academic Excellence, Student Success, and Long-Term Sustainability - Saint Augustine's University
Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) remains steadfast in its mission to serve students and the Raleigh community following the decision by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on...
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
As Saint Augustine’s University awaits the imminent results of its accreditation appeal hearing, a legal battle continues to fester between the university’s current board chair and a former trustee who invested in his cigar bar business. indyweek.com/news/wake/le...
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Legal Dispute Persists Between Former Saint Augustine's University Trustee and Current Board Chair
The latest filing in the ongoing nonpayment lawsuit alleges that the chair of the university’s Board of Trustees threatened a witness.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Some exciting news for The Quad, @theassemblync.bsky.social's higher ed newsletter: We're hosting our first live event! Join us on 3/25 for an exclusive look at how the Trump administration’s first moves are playing out at North Carolina’s colleges and universities.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
As St. Augustine's University fights an uphill battle to retain accreditation, it hopes a land lease deal can turn the tides. A cohort of alumni, former employees, and Raleigh-based community groups have proposed a different solution: replace SAU's board of trustees.
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Chloe Courtney Bohl @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
As Saint Augustine’s University battles to retain accreditation, internal complaints and lawsuits reveal deep disputes about how the board of trustees has managed the institution. Story by me and @eringretzinger.bsky.social for @indyweek.bsky.social and @theassemblync.bsky.social
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The Fight that Fractured Saint Augustine’s University
As the Raleigh HBCU battles to retain accreditation, complaints and lawsuits reveal disputes about how the board of trustees has managed the institution.
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Lena Geller @writingthings.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
powerful investigation by @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social and @eringretzinger.bsky.social into the crisis at Saint Augustine's University: unpaid wages to 370+ employees, controversial property deals with florida developers, and a board chair who compares oversight concerns to a "terrorist attack"
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The Fight that Fractured Saint Augustine’s University
As the Raleigh HBCU battles to retain accreditation, complaints and lawsuits reveal disputes about how the board of trustees has managed the institution.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
here's @eringretzinger.bsky.social and i on where the nih cuts and dei rollback stands in north carolina www.theassemblync.com/newsletter/t...
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The Quad: Did You Get the Memo?
North Carolina university researchers respond to new NIH rules. Plus, faculty react to DEI changes, and class introductions.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
On Feb. 5, the UNC System suspended general education and major-specific requirements related to DEI. @theassemblync.bsky.social found at least 5 schools suspended requirements & another 7 didn't have applicable general ed requirements. Many schools are still assessing the guidance.
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Carli Brosseau @carlibrosseau.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
In the past 2 fiscal years, NC received more than $4.2 billion from the NIH, leading to an estimated $8.5 billion in related economic activity, @rosehoban.bsky.social reports. That's a lot of jobs. www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/01/27/n...
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New Trump directive to federal health & research agencies could hit NC in the pocketbook
President Trump issued a directive temporarily halting communications, meetings and purchases related to federal health care research grants.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The NC DOJ has “serious concerns” about a land lease contract that Saint Augustine’s University is prepared to sign with the real estate development firm 50 Plus 1 Sports, according to a letter obtained by @indyweek.bsky.social.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
i've got a new story up about the science of reading in the unc system educator prep programs it's a fascinating case where the system implemented a reform that every single person i spoke with supports. yet it took eight years and some are still hesitant www.theassemblync.com/education/sc...
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The Reading Wars Go to College
Nearly everyone backs the science of reading. Why did it take eight years to update the UNC System's literacy curriculum?
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
After St. Augustine’s University agreed to a controversial loan with a 26% interest rate, Self-Help Credit Union’s CEO offered one with a 9% rate, documents obtained by @indyweek.bsky.social and @theassemblync.bsky.social show. The catch? SAU's current & former board chairs would have to resign.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Important story from @insidehighered.com, which also references our recent reporting on text messages sent by UNC-CH trustees to university employees about admissions. Check out the IHE story below and read our story here: www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Pressed Senior Staff for Admissions Information
At least six trustees prodded university employees for information on specific applicants or the admissions process, text messages showed.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Saint Augustine’s University badly needs the funds 50 Plus 1 Sports has promised to shore up its finances. But no money can change hands while the attorney general’s office completes its review of the contract. Via @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social @indyweek.bsky.social indyweek.com/news/wake/at...
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Attorney General’s Review Stalling Saint Aug's $70 Million, 105-Acre Land Lease Deal With 50 Plus 1 Sports, University Says
Attorney General’s review is stalling Saint Augustine's's $70 million, 105-acre land lease deal, the university says
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
To be or not to H-1B? This week in The Quad @theassemblync.bsky.social, we look at: 🟦 The top higher ed employers that use H-1B visas 🟦 Recent high-profile hires & departures 🟦 Why campuses love bricks (P.S. we reached over 3K subscribers 🥳!) www.theassemblync.com/newsletter/t...
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The Quad: To Be or Not to H-1B?
A look at H-1B visa applications from North Carolina colleges and universities. Plus, we highlight job moves and bricks.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
here are some of my favorite takeaways
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
ever wondered just how many nc legislators have a law degree? or which school has the most alumni in the general assembly? (jk it's obviously unc. but by how many?) do democrats and republicans go to different schools? well here's your answer www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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Where Did the General Assembly Go to College?
The colleges North Carolina’s legislators attended reveals different backgrounds that may shape how they tackle higher education issues.
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