Nikole Hannah-Jones Giving UNC Chapel Hill 48 Hours To Not Get Themselves Into Legal Trouble After Denying Tenure
In response to The Assembly’s article, Hussman said he never pressured anyone from UNC to deny Hannah-Jones tenure.
“I feel, as a donor, I should have absolutely nothing to do with the hiring or firing of anybody on the faculty,” he said. “It’s not my decision, but I think I’d be kind of derelict in my duties if I thought they were making a mistake without at least telling them what I thought about it.”
In an interview with WRAL, he said that his concerns were not political nor was he bending the standards of objective journalism, according to NC Policy Watch.
UNC’s conservative board initially denied Hannah-Jones tenure in May, stating that she wasn’t fit for a teaching position due to her journalistic background, as Blavity previously reported. The decision was met with backlash from prominent journalists and supporters of Hannah-Jones, who demanded their decision be reversed.
The board will hold another special meeting on July 14, according to ABC 11 News.
In an interview, Hussman declined to comment on UNC’s matter with Hannah-Jones.
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