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Matt Hartman
@themhartman.bsky.social
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Higher ed reporter at the assembly. bylines at the new republic, the ringer, jacobin. live crabs stay humble.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 3d
The hottest club in Durham is the real estate office behind q shack
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 13d
His allegations are disappointing and inaccurate, not to mention a waste of taxpayer dollars, for which this former officer of the University shows no regard. His claims will not withstand scrutiny."
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 13d
unc just sent out a response from board of trustees chair malcolm turner:

"The former Provost’s baseless assault on this volunteer Board and how it conducts its business stands in stark contrast to the widely recognized excellence the University has achieved under this Board’s leadership...
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 15d
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 · 15d
I think this link should get you there:

portal-nc.tylertech.cloud/app/Register...
Register of Actions
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 15d
only in pdf, so not easily linkable at the moment. but it's in ecourts if you're willing to brave it
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 15d
clemens also alleges that jed atkins, dean of school of civic life, informed john preyer, then board chair, that clemens had updated faculty leaders about the closed session discussions, leading to his forced resignation
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 15d
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

www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
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.
www.theassemblync.com
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · 21d
i teamed up with charlotte ledger to explain the logic behind the queens/elon merger

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Why Queens and Elon Are Merging
The deal will provide Queens with stable financial backing and Elon with improved access to Charlotte’s growing business opportunities.
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Lena Geller @writingthings.bsky.social · 24d
Scoop: A brand new nonprofit endorsing Durham candidates hasn’t disclosed its leadership—but initially listed an endorsed candidate’s husband’s property as its address, and mirrors her campaign messaging
Anonymous Durham Political Group Has Ties to Candidate It Endorsed
Yes for Durham made candidate endorsements. But the group, which hasn’t disclosed its leadership, has ties to one endorsed candidate.
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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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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Sep 4
i joined my friends at @wunc.org's the broadside to talk about bill belichick and the impact college football finances have on the rest of the university

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The Belichick effect and the money-sucking machine of college football
College football has become a money-sucking machine, with schools spending every dollar possible to keep up in an athletics arms race.
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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · Sep 4
This week, The Broadside tackled… what else? The Belichick effect.

Big thanks to @scottdochterman.bsky.social and @themhartman.bsky.social for explaining the money-sucking machine behind college athletics. And why winning may not matter when you can’t lose in college football.
The Belichick effect and the money-sucking machine of college football
College football has become a money-sucking machine, with schools spending every dollar possible to keep up in an athletics arms race.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Sep 2
My preferred outcome is that the entire Belichick situation becomes funnier and funnier and so far so good
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Sep 2
Pretty sure TCU is running an experiment in schadenfreude at this point
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 27
god i feel so seen

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EARL SWEATSHIRT I think it captured both parts of myself: being 16 and then also having a family. The 16-year-old that still is like, [grunts] “live, laugh, love — [expletive] dumbass!” Like, “live laugh, love, the world is [expletive]!” And then my life changing drastically. It’s like, I guess the joke was on me, because if you have kids, that is not even kind of funny at all. If someone says “live, laugh, love” and you have kids, you’re like, “Exactly, brother.”
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 27
i know this is "we built a hotel here when they said we shouldn't" but i can't help but read it as "they thought we couldn't colonize them but we sure did"
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 21
duke libraries told their staff that the department of slavic and eurasian studies is being eliminated. that's not true. but all their staff were cut.

join me on a journey through the misinformation of budget cuts at duke

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The Strange Case of Duke’s Still Living Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Duke Libraries said the department would be eliminated. College leadership says that’s not true. While faculty remain in place, the department has no staff left and is being led by someone from anothe...
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 16
There's a house on my dog walk route with 3 Hummers and also a miniature statue of David
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 13
it's a very, very fun job in north carolina's best newsroom. please reach out if you wanna join the team--i'm happy to answer any questions!
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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!

www.theassemblync.com/assembly-job...
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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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 12
Why do all evs have the same fancy door handles?
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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · Aug 7
The University of North Carolina System already includes campuses from Cullowhee to Elizabeth City. This spring, it seemed like a UNC campus in Flint, Michigan could be next.

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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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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 7
why yes, this is another unc scoop i found accidentally
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 7
up until april of this year, unc-chapel hill was considering whether to buy a michigan university and run it as a satellite campus

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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.
www.theassemblync.com
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social · Aug 5
we're cooked
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Erin Gretzinger @eringretzinger.bsky.social · Aug 2
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

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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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