Korie Dean
@koriedean.bsky.social
Higher education reporter at The Assembly in NC. Previously at The News & Observer. UNC alum. Reach me at korie@theassemblync.com.
Defense Department Picks UNC-Chapel Hill as New Partner After Dumping Ivy League Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that the department's former partners had become the grounds for “woke indoctrination.”
Defense Department Picks UNC-Chapel Hill as New Partner After Dumping Ivy League
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that the department's former partners had become the grounds for “woke indoctrination.”
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N.C. Community College System Taps Longtime Louisiana Leader for Top Job The new president, who must get confirmation from legislators, will be looked upon to provide stable leadership at a time of momentum and change.
N.C. Community College System Taps Longtime Louisiana Leader for Top Job
Monty Sullivan, who must get confirmation from legislators, will be looked upon to provide stable leadership at a time of momentum and change.
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in one decade, duke enrolled stephen miller, richard spencer, the doj lawyer trying to end birthright citizenship, the lawyer in charge of trump's immigration cases, a trump speechwriter fired for going to a white supremacist event, and more www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
Dukes in Trump’s Court
Duke University alumni have played high-profile roles in the Trump administration. A 2000s culture clash helps explain why.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Journalism Dean to Step Down Raul Reis will step down on August 1. He has led the journalism school since 2022.
UNC-Chapel Hill Journalism Dean to Step Down
Raul Reis will step down August 1. He has led UNC-Chapel Hill's journalism school since 2022.
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Before She Took Historic Moon Photos, Christina Koch Honed Her Skills in N.C. Koch is credited with taking “Earthset” on a mission that made her the first woman to orbit the moon.
Before She Took Historic Moon Photos, Christina Koch Honed Her Skills in N.C.
Christina Koch hung a poster of the Apollo 8 “Earthrise” photo in her dorm room. Now, she is credited with taking “Earthset” on a mission to orbit the moon.
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This @koriedean.bsky.social interview with Nicole Carr about her new book is great & touches on so many things at once. “We often find so many firsts in Black history—not just for Black people, but for the country, because our full citizenship is what allows America to realize its promise.”
How the Rise and Fall of Shaw’s Medical School Helps Explain Modern Racial Disparities
Journalist Nicole Carr’s debut book includes pieces of North Carolina history that surprised the Tar Heel State native.
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howard bunsis has accused dozens of universities of falsely claiming financial precarity to justify cutting budgets. administrators accuse him of just telling professors what they want to hear. @mzahneis.bsky.social and i dug into the disagreement www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
The Faculty’s Numbers Man
The accounting professor has conducted analyses of more than 100 colleges’ finances. He often concludes that campuses are on more stable ground than administrators claim.
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The Faculty’s Numbers Man When professors want to dispute cuts, they turn to Howard Bunsis. Is he just telling them what they want to hear?
The Faculty’s Numbers Man
The accounting professor has conducted analyses of more than 100 colleges’ finances. He often concludes that campuses are on more stable ground than administrators claim.
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@nicolefcarr.bsky.social’s new book, “The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation,” looks important and fascinating. Thanks to Nicole and writer @koriedean.bsky.social for this smart Q&A. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
How the Rise and Fall of Shaw’s Medical School Helps Explain Modern Racial Disparities
Journalist Nicole Carr’s debut book includes pieces of North Carolina history that surprised the Tar Heel State native.
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This story has been updated with an interview with the professor, Kiran Asher: www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Reject Hiring of Tenured Women’s Studies Professor
The rare move comes a year after the Board of Trustees delayed dozens of votes to confer tenure, sparking outcry from faculty.
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Korie Dean@koriedean.bsky.social · 3mo agoBREAKING @theassemblync.bsky.social: The UNC Board of Trustees voted against hiring & giving tenure to a women's studies professor who'd gone through multiple levels of approval. It's a rare move that comes a year after the board delayed dozens of tenure votes. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Reject Hiring of Tenured Women’s Studies Professor (by @koriedean.bsky.social) www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Reject Hiring of Tenured Women’s Studies Professor
The rare move comes a year after the Board of Trustees delayed dozens of votes to confer tenure, sparking outcry from faculty.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Reject Hiring of Tenured Women’s Studies Professor The rare move comes a year after the board delayed dozens of votes to confer tenure, sparking outcry from faculty.
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Reject Hiring of Tenured Women’s Studies Professor
The rare move comes a year after the Board of Trustees delayed dozens of votes to confer tenure, sparking outcry from faculty.
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BREAKING @theassemblync.bsky.social: The UNC Board of Trustees voted against hiring & giving tenure to a women's studies professor who'd gone through multiple levels of approval. It's a rare move that comes a year after the board delayed dozens of tenure votes. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Reject Hiring of Tenured Women’s Studies Professor
The rare move comes a year after the Board of Trustees delayed dozens of votes to confer tenure, sparking outcry from faculty.
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BREAKING: Ralph Baric—the renowned public-health researcher whose work on coronaviruses helped make COVID-19 vaccines possible, but brought scrutiny in the process—will retire from UNC-Chapel Hill in June.
Breaking @theassemblync.bsky.social: UNC-Chapel Hill coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric is retiring in June www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-Chapel Hill Coronavirus Researcher Ralph Baric to Retire
Baric’s life’s work paved the way for vaccines against COVID-19. But it brought scrutiny to him, his lab, and UNC in the process.
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BREAKING: Saint Augustine’s University filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday and announced on Tuesday that its interim president, Dr. Jennie Ward-Robinson, has resigned after about four months on the job.
in which i try, once again, to pierce the veil of the unc school of civic life and leadership investigation www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-CH Civics School Report Spurs Recriminations and Resolutions
The university hasn't released its findings on the School of Civic Life and Leadership. At a faculty meeting, one professor claimed to have information.
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What N.C. State’s Arena Move Tells Us About the Dean Dome’s Future Nearly 30 years ago, N.C. State basketball moved from Reynolds Coliseum to an off-campus court. The arguments then echo current sentiments about the Dean Dome.
What N.C. State’s Arena Move Tells Us About the Dean Dome’s Future
N.C. State basketball moved from Reynolds Coliseum to an off-campus court 30 years ago. The arguments then echo current sentiments about the Dean Dome.
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UNC Wilmington Wants to Start a Medical School The school, which would take at least seven years to get off the ground, would be the latest boon to health education in the state.
UNC Wilmington Wants to Start a Medical School
A UNCW medical school, which would take at least seven years to get off the ground, would be the latest boon to health education in the state.
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How N.C. Universities Plan to Prove Their Value Three UNC System chancellors discussed pressures and opportunities for higher education during The Atlantic Across America tour’s stop in Durham, in partnership with The Assembly.
How N.C. Universities Plan to Prove Their Value
Three UNC System chancellors discussed pressures and opportunities for higher education during The Atlantic Across America tour’s stop in Durham, in partnership with The Assembly.
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BREAKING: UNC-Chapel Hill and former provost Chris Clemens have settled their lawsuit in a stalemate. Neither side admits fault or wins any money, and each will pay its own legal fees. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
Former UNC-Chapel Hill Provost Settles Lawsuit With University
Chris Clemens alleged the board violated open meetings and public records laws, but both sides said they resolved the dispute with neither paying any penalty.
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The N.C. Supreme Court ended a marathon court battle over funding for public schools with a ruling Thursday that said state courts can’t order the legislature to spend money on education. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati... #ncpol
N.C. Supreme Court Reverses 2022 Ruling on Leandro School Funding Plan
Leandro v. North Carolina began in 1994, when five low-wealth counties sued the state over what they contended was inadequate funding.
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Facing pushback against several controversial decisions this school year, Roberts has repeatedly issued a similar apology: He could have communicated better. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
Lee Roberts Knows He Needs to Say More About That
After several controversial decisions this school year, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts has issued a similar apology: He could have communicated better.
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We Asked Every UNC System School For a Simple Record. Here’s What Happened. State law on public records only directs agencies to provide the documents “as promptly as possible.” We put that to the test.
We Asked Every UNC System School For a Simple Record. Here’s What Happened.
State law on public records only directs agencies to provide the documents “as promptly as possible.” We tested that with UNC System schools.
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The Assembly is excited to announce that we have partnered with @theatlantic.com for their North Carolina stop of The Atlantic: Across America tour. theatlantic.typeform.com/to/ctd1P0Tk
unc has concluded it's investigation into the school of civic life and leadership and it's standing behind jed atkins as dean. beyond that, we didn't learn anything specific about what they found or what they're doing about it www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-Chapel Hill Concludes Civics School Investigation, Won’t Release Findings
A law firm's external investigation into UNC-CH's civics school is complete, but the university won't provide details.
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UNC-Chapel Hill will “scrap” a policy that would have allowed administrators to secretly record professors, Chancellor Lee Roberts said Friday. The move comes less than three weeks after the controversial rules were enacted. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-CH Will ‘Scrap’ New Recording Policy, Chancellor Says
The move comes less than three weeks after the controversial rules were enacted.
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Paused plans to build a stadium district on property south of UNC Asheville’s main campus have forced questions about the university’s future. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC Asheville’s Soccer Stadium Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet
Neighbors, students, and UNC leaders clash over a plan to develop university-owned woods into a soccer stadium and mixed-use housing.
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The policy is now final: policies.unc.edu/TDClient/283...
Classroom Recordings Policy
The purpose of this Policy is to establish clear rules for the recording of classes at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Matt Hartman@themhartman.bsky.social · 6mo agounc is finalizing a classroom recording policy that would allow administrators to secretly record faculty in some cases www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
