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Deputy managing editor at The Assembly. Ex-Reuters, Politico, WSJ. Tar Heel.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 16d
breaking news from unc: former provost chris clemens is suing the university for open meetings and public records violations during their discussion about delaying tenure votes

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Former Provost Sues UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Over Closed Meetings
Chris Clemens accused the trustees of "hiding matters of grave public concern,” including tenure debates, using a Signal group and closed session.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 27d
the turmoil at the school of civic life and leadership has gotten bad enough that the university hired a law firm to investigate

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UNC-Chapel Hill Investigates the School of Civic Life and Leadership
Chancellor Lee Roberts said that the university is reviewing the school after faculty and administrative turnover in the past year.
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Aug 16
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They Can’t Sell. They Can’t Stay. From a Chapel Hill Floodway, The Future Looks Grim.
For Lou Horton and her husband, Chantal was a singular catastrophe and the yearslong culmination of watching their situation grow more precarious.
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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · Aug 14
The Assembly has won its first nationwide Edward R. Murrow Awards. Read the award-winning reporting recognized by the awards in the thread below: www.rtdna.org/2025-nationa...
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The Sidney Hillman Foundation @sidneyhillman.bsky.social · Aug 13
Congratulations to @byjordangreen.bsky.social on winning the August Sidney Award for highlighting the growing threat of neo-Nazi accelerationism in America for @theassemblync.bsky.social with support from @rawstory.com!
Jordan Green wins August Sidney for Spotlighting Neo-Nazi Militant Accelerationism
Jordan Green wins the August Sidney Award for his feature in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” In early 2024, Green sat in a hotel room with his wife...
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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · Aug 14
North Carolina universities are partnering with ChatGPT and Google, and some have created new policies about using AI platforms. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
Higher Ed 2.0: N.C. Schools Tackle AI
North Carolina universities are partnering with ChatGPT and Google, and some have created new policies about using AI platforms.
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Aug 13
We’re hiring a higher ed reporter @theassemblync.bsky.social! It’s one of our core focus areas and a busy time for North Carolina’s colleges and universities.

Come work with @themhartman.bsky.social and me!

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Work With Us
See what roles are currently available at The Assembly, your go-to source for journalism on power and place in North Carolina.
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Jul 31
In 2008, I wrote this story about Zena Cardman. Today, she launches for the space station. 🥹
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Jul 24
The Assembly obtained two internal UNC documents that show various options the Tar Heels have explored to fund revenue-sharing.

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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · Jun 26
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
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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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · May 15
U.S. Lawmakers Urge Duke to End Partnership With Wuhan University

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U.S. Lawmakers Urge Duke to End Partnership With Wuhan University
Two U.S. House committee chairmen say Duke's partner school is a “direct extension of the Chinese military and intelligence apparatus.”
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · May 15
Guilford College faculty hatched a radical plan to run the school by Quaker-inspired councils. Some alumni say the college needs to make tough business decisions first.

“This kumbaya stuff is for the birds now.”

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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Apr 13
The state Supreme Court said 260 ballots cast by overseas voters who never lived in NC should be thrown out in the Griffin-Riggs race.

One problem: @BryanRAnderson found that several of them DID live in NC. @theassemblync.bsky.social

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Longtime N.C. Voters May Have Their Ballots Wrongfully Tossed in Supreme Court Race
The "never resident" list appears to include some longtime residents, while other voters appear in two different challenge categories.
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Apr 8
NC’s GOP state treasurer tells @bryanranderson.bsky.social that Trump’s tariffs present a series of bad choices for NC businesses.

“Countries and companies will be much more hesitant to trust that U.S. policy will remain constant.”

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · Mar 14
Rep. Chuck Edwards’ town hall in Asheville was one of the most intense events I’ve ever covered.

This was his press conference at the end:
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Mar 13
UNC-Chapel Hill transferred $21 million from other funds to the athletic department last year–and that was before it agreed to spend millions of dollars more on Bill Belichick. @theassemblync.bsky.social @axios.com @themhartman.bsky.social @zeanes.bsky.social

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UNC’s Risky Belichick Math
An Assembly analysis finds UNC football has already set aside millions of dollars to bolster incoming head coach Bill Belichick and the team.
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Mar 7
“We’ve done over 3,500 interviews everywhere in North Carolina over the last 30 years. And no one has ever said that there is anything unique about a couple of vowels in Durham,” says the expert.

Your move, Jason Isaacs.

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About Those Southern Accents on This Season of The White Lotus
“No one has ever said that there is anything unique about a couple of vowels in Durham,” says Walt Wolfram, a North Carolina linguist.
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · Mar 5
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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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Mar 4
I've covered my share of N.C. higher education stories over the years. I can tell you, you do not want to miss this conversation.

Premium subscribers get into events like this, all our higher ed team's great coverage and everything in the archive. A steal.

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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · Feb 28
The Assembly has been selected as one of six newsrooms in the first cohort of the NOTUS Washington Bureau Initiative.

Read the full announcement below.

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The Assembly, Now With Reporting From Our Nation's Capital
The Assembly has been selected as one of six newsrooms in the first cohort of the NOTUS Washington Bureau Initiative.
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Feb 13
Last week, the head of UNC-Chapel Hill’s cancer center sounded calm about potential cuts to NIH grants. Cancer research has bipartisan support, and “uncertainty in federal funding is not new,” he said.

These week, he sounded a little less sure.

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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · Feb 11
Nearly 15 years after Hasson Jamal Bacote first filed a claim under the Racial Justice Act, a judge ruled last week that racism not only significantly affected Bacote’s case, but pervaded every death penalty case ever tried in Johnston County.

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What This Johnston County Racial Justice Act Ruling Means for NC
The ruling in the first Racial Justice Act evidentiary hearing in more than a decade will have implications for the death penalty in N.C.
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Feb 11
“The Army in 2023 estimated it was spending $8 million to change Fort Bragg’s name to Fort Liberty.” 🤷🏻‍♀️ @paulwoolverton.bsky.social

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Defense secretary orders Fort Liberty to be Fort Bragg again
Defense secretary orders Fort Liberty to become Fort Bragg again — but this time it will be Fort Roland L. Bragg, in honor of a WWII hero
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Feb 7
UNC System president to UNC-CH trustees: “Instances continue to occur where members of the board appear to act independently of their campus’s administration in matters squarely within the responsibility of the chancellor.”

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UNC System Limits UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees’ Authority Over Athletics
In a memo sent after UNC-CH hired Bill Belichick, the system's leader said trustees' actions around athletics "create substantial legal risk."
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social · Feb 7
Welcome to @theassemblync.bsky.social!
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