Speech Protections Are Spreading Across the UNC System: Recent moves by UNC Charlotte and East Carolina University should be applauded.
UNC Charlotte’s Faculty Council held a special meeting to discuss and ultimately pass a free-speech resolution endorsing the Chicago Principles. The Charlotte Faculty Council’s resolution came from work done by the Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue Task Force, created by Provost Joan Lorden in 2022 following the UNC Board of Governors’ report on a survey regarding free expression on system campuses. Article by Ashlynn Warta for The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, May 4, 2023.