The State of Things: UNC Board of Governors Close Academic Centers
http://wunc.org/post/unc-board-governors-close-academic-centers
WUNC - 3/2/15
Board of Governors Meeting Attracts Protesters
http://www.technicianonline.com/news/article_bce21c66-c0a0-11e4-a8cf-b7452ca35c14.html
Technician Online – Raleigh, NC – 3/2/15
After five months of intensive review of all 240 centers and institutes in the UNC System, the Board of Governors unanimously recommended three centers for discontinuation, including the UNC-Chapel Hill Law School’s Center on Work, Poverty and Opportunity, NC Central University’s Institute for Civic Engagement and East Carolina University’s Center for Biodiversity.
UNC Board Kills 3 Centers
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/03/02/unc-board-kills-3-centers-amid-criticism-action-violates-academic-freedom
Inside Higher Ed – 3/2/15
Jack Boger, dean of the law school at Chapel Hill, issued a statement in which he cited the scholarly and teaching record of the center and went on to say that he did not believe the board members who claimed to be making an apolitical decision. He and others have noted that the center has operated in recent years without state funds, so there is no evidence that this move will save money.
UNC Board of Governors May Have Violated State’s Open Meeting Law
http://www.indyweek.com/news/archives/2015/02/28/unc-board-of-governors-may-have-violated-states-open-meeting-law
Independent Weekly – 3/1/15
NC Student Power Union were demonstrating against the Board of Governors’ decision to close three UNC System centers: UNC Chapel Hill’s Center on Work, Poverty and Opportunity, N.C. Central University’s Institute for Civic Engagement and East Carolina University’s Center for Biodiversity.
A Deadly Assault on Academic Freedom
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/a-deadly-assault-on-academic-freedom_b_6776322.html
The Huffington Post – 3/1/15
Recent events in the state of North Carolina pose a serious threat to academic freedom in our nation. America's universities are, by any measure, the best in the world. What has made that possible is our deep commitment to academic freedom. The recent decision of the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina to close the University of North Carolina Law School's Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity is a blatant and dangerous instance of political interference with academic freedom.
Board Kills North Carolina Poverty Center Amid Protests
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/02/27/3511207/board-kills-north-carolina-poverty.html
The San Luis Obispo Tribune – Charlotte, NC – 3/1/15
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted Friday to disband the think-tank run by Gene Nichol, a law professor and former Democratic congressional candidate from Colorado. About two dozen protesters demonstrated against closing the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some were told to leave and led out by UNC-Charlotte campus police.
Editorial - A narrow view of higher ed
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20150301/ARTICLES/150309979
Wilmington Star News – 3/1/15
But the dean of the UNC law school, 64 law professors and many law students disagree, saying the center has provided valuable training as well as …
The World According to Rucho
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/28/4589982/the-world-according-to-rucho.html
News and Observer - 2/28/15
University of North Carolina Board Closes 3 Centers
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/us/university-of-north-carolina-board-closes-3-academic-centers.html
New York Times – 2/28/15
The center’s director, Gene Nichol, a law professor, has been an outspoken critic of the state’s Republican leaders, including Gov. Pat McCrory, in columns he has written for a Raleigh-based newspaper, The News & Observer.
Gene Nichol's statement on closing of UNC poverty center
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/27/4587459/gene-nichols-statement-on-closing.html
News and Observer – 2/27/15
I have no words to match the gratitude I feel for the astonishing support the poverty center has received, in recent weeks, from thousands across North …
It's all about the Nichol, not the dollar
http://www.jeffersonpost.com/news/opinion/152094652/Its-all-about-the-Nichol-not-the-dollar
Jefferson Post - 2/27/15
Director Gene Nichol still has his university job (even though UNC whistleblower Mary Willingham doesn't). Even when Nichol likened Governor …
Amid Protests, U. of North Carolina Board Votes to Close Poverty Center
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/amid-protests-u-of-north-carolina-board-votes-to-close-poverty-center/94795?cid=megamenu
Chronicle of Higher Education - 2/27/15
The University of North Carolina system’s governing board has unanimously approved a proposal to close a center on poverty at the Chapel Hill flagship, a move critics have called politically motivated, The Charlotte Observer reports.
Protests Erupt Over UNC Board's Decision to Shutter Poverty Center
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/27/university-of-north-carolina-poverty-_n_6770870.html
Huffington Post - 2/27/15
University of North Carolina students and faculty raucously protested the board of governors' vote Friday to disband a poverty-focused think-tank led by a critic of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and the GOP-controlled state legislature.
UNC governors vote to close 3 university-based centers
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/27/4587457/unc-governors-vote-to-close-3.html
News and Observer – 2/27/15
Even though it's closing, Nichol said he would continue to work on poverty issues as part of the UNC law school, thanks to a new fund.
UNC board votes to kill poverty center, protesters led away
http://www.wral.com/unc-board-votes-to-kill-poverty-center-protesters-led-away/14478718/
WRAL – 2/27/15
The poverty center is headed by law professor Gene Nichol, who was the law school's dean when he helped create the center ahead of Democrat John Edwards' 2008 campaign.
It's Final: UNC Board of Governors Votes to Close Academic Centers
http://wunc.org/post/its-final-unc-board-governors-votes-close-academic-centers
WUNC - 2/27/15
UNC BOG Chairman Explains Decision to Close Centers
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/27/4588179_unc-bog-chairman-explains-decision.html?rh=1
News and Observer – Raleigh, NC – 2/27/15
However, after careful review of the Center on Poverty – which included an opportunity for the center director to fully describe its work – the board concluded the center was unable to demonstrate any appreciable impact on the issue of poverty.
Faculty Respond to Board of Governors Decision to Close Poverty Center
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/02/fac-council-feb-27
Daily Tar Heel - Chapel Hill, NC – 2/27/15
Chancellor Carol Folt raced to Friday’s Faculty Council meeting from the Board of Governors meeting in Charlotte, where members decided to close UNC School of Law’s Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity and two other UNC-system centers.
UNC Board Orders Closure of Poverty Center
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/showcase/x1271337253/UNC-board-orders-closure-of-poverty-center
Herald-Sun – Durham, NC – 2/27/15
UNC’s Board of Governors voted unanimously on Friday to order the closure of three campus centers or institutes, among them UNC-Chapel Hill’s Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity.
UNC Board of Governors Votes to Close 3 University-Based Centers
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article11341625.html
Charlotte Observer – Charlotte, NC – 2/27/15
As nearby protesters chanted slogans about freedom and democracy, the UNC Board of Governors voted Friday to close three university-based centers as part of a sweeping review of institutes across public campuses in North Carolina.
UNC Board Votes to Kill Poverty Center, Protesters Led Away
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/27/4586977/unc-board-may-disband-poverty.html
News and Observer - Raleigh, NC – 2/27/15
North Carolina public university leaders decided Friday to kill an anti-poverty center headed by a sharp critic of Republican lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory, taking their vote after protesters disrupted their meeting and were led out by campus police. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors, which consists almost entirely of Republican appointees, voted to disband the think-tank created to help launch John Edwards' presidential campaign and run by a law professor and former Democratic candidate for Congress from Colorado.
UNC Board May Disband Poverty Center Led By Sharp GOP Critic
Associated Press
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/27/4586977/unc-board-may-disband-poverty.html
2/27/15
North Carolina's public university board is thinking about eliminating an anti-poverty center headed up by an outspoken critic of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and other Republican lawmakers he accuses of doing too little to help the poor.
A Contrary View on Gene Nichol and His Poverty Center
Charlotte Observer
2/27/15
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article11264981.html
Director Gene Nichol still has his university job. Even when Nichol likened Gov. Pat McCrory to racist governors Wallace, Faubus and Maddox and ...
National Group Speaks out on Review of Centers, Institutions
The Daily Tar Heel
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/02/national-group-speaks-out-on-review-of-centers
2/26/15
It follows a statement signed by more than 60 UNC law faculty in opposition to recommendations to close the poverty center and curtail the activities of ...
UNC Board of Governors moves closer to closing centers, raising tuition
News & Observer
2/26/15
http://www.newsobserver.com/welcome_page/?shf=/2015/02/26/4585024_unc-board-of-governors-moves-closer.html
The UNC Board of Governors moved closer Thursday to closing three ... Outgoing law school dean Jack Boger wrote that closing the centers would ...
National Professors' Group Calls on UNC Leaders to Keep Poverty Center Open
The Progressive Pulse
2/26/15
http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2015/02/24/national-professors-group-calls-on-unc-leaders-to-keep-poverty-center-open/
The majority of the faculty at UNC Law School have also signed a similar statement opposing the expected closure of the poverty center and criticisms ...
The GOP's Attack on Universities and Free Speech
The Independent Weekly
http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/the-gops-attack-on-universities-and-free-speech/Content?oid=4345126
2/25/15
Thus, Nichol's center had to go, like UNC President Tom Ross, no fiery ... The UNC center, allied with the law school, does precisely that, publishing ...
N.C. GOP Leadership Likes to Bully Opposition
Smoky Mountain News
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/opinion/item/15169-n-c-gop-leadership-likes-to-bully-opposition
2/25/15
The intended victims were the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill, and its eloquent and outspoken liberal director, law professor Gene Nichol.
National Group Opposes Closing Of UNC Poverty Center
WFDD
http://wfdd.org/post/national-group-opposes-closing-unc-poverty-center
2/25/15
The association joined UNC law Dean Jack Boger, who last week issued a letter defending the center, and 64 professors at the law school who signed ...
UNC System Professors Afraid - Just the Way the Board Wants It
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/23/4578469/unc-system-professors-afraid-just.html
News & Observer - 2/24/15
So you can imagine how educators feel about a University of North Carolina Board of Governors panel recommending the elimination of three university centers, including one that's run by an outspoken critic of Republican policies in the state, Gene Nichol.
Gannon: Plight of Poor Spotlighted
https://www.reflector.com/opinion/other-voices/gannon-plight-poor-spotlighted-2801727
Greenville Daily Reflector - 2/24/15
Nichol is an outspoken and fierce critic of those who elect the board's members, the Republican-led ... Gene Nichol couldn't have said it better himself.
Law Faculty Take Stand on Poverty Center's Potential Closing
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/02/law-faculty-take-stand-on-poverty-centers-potential-closing
Daily Tar Heel - 2/24/15
More than 60 UNC law faculty have signed onto a statement asserting that the UNC Board of Governors' recommendations on the future of two centers ...
AAUP Condemns Proposed Closure of U. of North Carolina Poverty Center
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/aaup-condemns-proposed-closure-of-u-of-north-carolina-poverty-center/94569
The Chronicle of Higher Education - 2/24/15
... disappointed” if the Board of Governors approved a recommendation to close the UNC School of Law's Center on Poverty, Work, and Community.
National Group Joins Chorus Opposed to Closing UNC's Poverty Center
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/24/4580212_national-group-joins-chorus-opposed.html?rh=1
News & Observer - 2/24/15
The national association weighed in Tuesday, saying that a recommendation to abolish the UNC law school's Center on Poverty, Work and ...
Wealthy, Vindictive, Republican UNC Board of Governors Silences Law School's Poverty Center
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/23/1365990/-Wealthy-vindictive-Republican-UNC-Board-of-Governors-silences-law-school-s-Poverty-Center
Daily Kos - 2/23/15
In a move that surprised no one, last week a working group of the Republican-stacked University of North Carolina Board of Governors recommended the closing of the UNC Chapel Hill law school's Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity.
A Martyr to Applause
http://www.carolinajournal.com/daily_journal/display.html?id=11813
Carolina Journal - 2/23/15
If the recent review of campus-based centers by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors was all an elaborate ruse to silence a critic of state Republicans, it would probably qualify as the most improbable, elaborate, and ineffective conspiracy in North Carolina history.
Opinion: Mary Carey: What would Dean say?
http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2015/02/23/4575368/mary-carey-what-would-dean-say.html
Chapel Hill News - 2/23/15
Since hearing of the center's possible demise, I have been wondering what is it about the poor that makes us want to look away.
Powell: Now It's the Board of Governors' Turn to Upend NC
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/21/4570952_dwane-powell-now-its-the-board.html
News & Observer - 2/23/15
Former N&O editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell returns to lampoon lawmakers and other folks in the great North State.
Opinion: The Center for Civil Rights Requires Autonomy
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/02/opinion-the-center-for-civil-rights-requires-autonomy
Daily Tar Heel - 2/23/15
The Center for Civil Rights has a legitimate place at this university and performs essential acts of public service for the people of North Carolina. To do so, the center requires the ability to perform its most essential mission: litigating violators of individuals' civil rights, whoever they are.
Letter: Civil Rights a Crucial Component of Law
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/02/letter-civil-rights-a-crucial-component-of-law
Daily Tar Heel - 2/23/15
Those of us - and there are many - who pursue public interest law are attracted to the UNC law school not only because of excellent faculty and classes but because of the education and training we will receive at the Center for Civil Rights. Perhaps the working group of the current Board of Governors is not interested in students - and future lawyers - like us.
UNC Professors Criticize Move to Close Poverty Center
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/02/23/unc-professors-criticize-move-close-poverty-center
Inside Higher Ed - 2/23/15
Sixty law professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have issued a statement objecting to plans by the University of North Carolina System board to close the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, which is led by a UNC law professor.
UNC Law Professors Speak Out Against Proposal to Close Poverty Center
http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2015/02/23/unc-law-professors-speak-out-against-bogs-possible-closure-of-poverty-center/
The Progressive Pulse - 2/23/15
Nearly four dozen faculty members of the University of North Carolina's School of Law signed a statement late Friday denouncing recommendations from a special committee of the university system's governing board to cut a poverty-focused academic center.
UNC Center for Civil Rights Faces Board Scrutiny
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x1707096155/UNC-Center-for-Civil-Rights-faces-board-scrutiny
Durham Herald Sun - 2/23/15
The fate of UNC Chapel Hill's poverty center may be getting the headlines now, but a long-term controversy is shaping up over the future of a legal-aid group based in the university's law school. The same Board of Governors work group that favored closing ...
Threat Goes Beyond Gene Nichol
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/02/22/5528395/threat-goes-beyond-gene-nichol.html
Charlotte Observer - 2/22/15
Flatt is director of the Center for Law, Environment, Adaptation and Resources (CLEAR) at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law.
Op-Ed: Kirk Ross: Back on – Or Back of? – the Bus Again
http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2015/02/22/4575058_kirk-ross-back-on-or-back-of-the.html?rh=1
Chapel Hill News - 2/22/15
It was a rare bit of downtime on another leg of what turned out to be a 2,000 mile tour of North Carolina's hardest hit communities, with hundreds face to face interviews with the people in our state living in poverty.
Christensen: Nichol is Latest Academic Freedom Case
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/21/4572556/christensen-nichol-is-latest-academic.html
News & Observer - 2/21/15
Gene Nichol incurred the wrath of the Republicans with his criticisms of GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and the legislature's rightward turn of state government ...
Op-Ed: A Little BOG Clarity, Please, on What Constitutes 'Political Advocacy' for UNC Professors
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/20/4571160_a-little-bog-clarity-please-on.html?rh=1
News & Observer - 2/21/15
Joseph E. Kennedy is a professor of law at UNC.
Law Faculty Accuses UNC Panel of Attempting to Chill Free Speech
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/02/21/law-faculty-accuses-unc-panel-of-attempting-to-chill-free-speech/
Washington Post - 2/21/15
Now, scores of members of the law faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill have signed a statement deploring the recommendation to close the poverty center and are also pushing back against another recommendation by the panel. . . .
Fighting Poverty and Politics in North Carolina
Huffington Post - 2/21/15
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-todd-peters/fighting-poverty-and-poli_b_6720874.html
In his role as director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, Nichol became active in the Moral Monday movement. As an outspoken advocate for the poor, he challenged the actions of the state government in opinion columns for the News and Observer.
Republicans Want to Shut Down Poverty Research in North Carolina
Washington Post - 2/21/15
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/21/republicans-want-to-shut-down-poverty-research-in-north-carolina/
The head of the poverty center, Gene R. Nichol, a law professor, said that Republican lawmakers had made it known to him, through university officials, that they would shut the center if he did not stop criticizing them and Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, in his columns for The News & Observer of Raleigh.
Effort to Close UNC Poverty Center Prompts Free-Speech Concerns
WRAL - 2/20/15
http://www.wral.com/effort-to-close-unc-poverty-center-prompts-free-speech-concerns/14460399/
Nichol, who also is a professor at the UNC School of Law, said the decision reeks of politics. He said he has been warned that his op-ed columns in newspapers that criticized Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders for policies such as cutting unemployment benefits and changing elections laws were making lawmakers angry and that he would be targeted if he didn't pipe down.
Ideology Seen as Factor in Closings in University of North Carolina System
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/us/ideology-seen-as-factor-in-closings-in-university-of-north-carolina-system.html?_r=0
New York Times - 2/20/15
An advisory panel of the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors has recommended closing three academic centers, including a poverty center and one dedicated to social change, inciting outrage among liberals who believe that conservatives in ...
UNC Poverty Center Maneuver a Betrayal of University's Past and Its Promise
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/19/4568523/unc-poverty-center-maneuver-a.html
News & Observer - 2/20/15
John Charles Boger is dean and Wade Edwards distinguished professor at the UNC School of Law. He does not speak for UNC.
UNC Board of Governors Committee Slaps Nichol - and Free Speech
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/19/4568696/unc-board-of-governors-committee.html
News & Observer - 2/20/15
The director of that center, law Professor Gene Nichol, has become a well-regarded authority on poverty and has written regularly on the subject for ...
Debate deepens over possible closure of 3 UNC system centers
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/19/4568753/debate-deepens-over-possible-closure.html
News & Observer and Charlotte Observer - 2/20/15
UNC-Chapel Hill's outgoing law school dean has crafted an impassioned response about a UNC Board of Governors panel's recommended closure of ...
The Biggest Cut Facing UNC
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/02/19/5526082/the-biggest-cut-facing-unc.html
Charlotte Observer - 2/20/15
Academia can be annoying. It's full of people who ask difficult questions, sometimes loudly. They take what's comfortable and roll it around their fingers, looking for flaws. It's disconcerting. It's supposed to be. It's how we learn. So you can imagine how ...
Opinion: The Biggest Cut Facing UNC
http://www.thestate.com/2015/02/19/3999036_opinion-the-biggest-cut-facing.html?rh=1
The State - 2/20/15
It's full of people who ask difficult questions, sometimes loudly. They take what's comfortable and roll it around their fingers, looking for flaws. It's disconcerting. It's supposed to be. It's how we learn. So you can imagine how educators feel this week about a ...
Former W&M President Nichol Embroiled in Controversy at UNC Chapel Hill Poverty Center
http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-vg-former-wm-president-nichols-embroiled-in-controversy-at-unc-chapel-hill-poverty-center-20150219,0,3301779.story
Virginia Gazette - 2/20/15
Former William & Mary President Gene Nichol has again landed in the news. Nichols released a scathing statement to the News & Observer in ...
Effort to Close UNC Poverty Center Prompts Free-Speech Concerns
http://www.wral.com/effort-to-close-unc-poverty-center-prompts-free-speech-concerns/14460399/
WRAL - 2/20/15
UNC law school Dean Jack Boger also has said the closure recommendation is clearly political retribution for Nichol's outspoken criticism of ...
Who Is Being Political?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/02/19/unc-board-panel-wants-shut-down-center-poverty-led-faculty-member-who-criticizes
Inside Higher Education - 2/19/15
There is wide agreement in North Carolina that Gene Nichol is an articulate and forceful advocate for the impoverished of his state, unafraid to criticize political leaders …
UNC Poverty Center Facing Closure, As University System Leaders Finish Review of Centers
http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2015/02/19/unc-poverty-center-facing-closure-as-university-system-leaders-finish-review-of-centers/
NC Policy Watch - 2/19/15
The Center on Poverty … was the most well-known among the three centers singled out for closure … comments made during Wednesday's meeting were directed at another group in Chapel Hill's law school, the Center for Civil Rights …
Opinion: Chancellor Folt Must Take Stands Where Necessary
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/02/opinion-chancellor-folt-must-take-stands-where-necessary
The Daily Tar Heel - 2/19/15
Now that the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity and other centers across the state are likely being forced to close for political reasons …
Poverty Center Among 3 Targeted for Closing
The Robesonian - 2/19/15
Its director, Gene Nichol, has written opinion pieces critical of the governor. Chapel Hill campus leaders required Nichol to include a disclaimer in his ...
Boger, Nichol Remind Us of Why They Are Heroes (And Why the Right Is So Fearful of Their Criticism)
http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2015/02/19/boger-nichol-remind-us-of-why-they-are-heroes-and-why-the-right-is-so-fearful-of-their-criticism/
2/19/15
The Progressive Pulse
... read the statements issued yesterday by UNC Law School Dean Jack Boger and Professor Gene Nichol in response to the the recommendation of a ...
No More Poverty in North Carolina? UNC Panel Wants to Close School's Poverty Center
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/02/19/no-more-poverty-in-north-carolina-unc-panel-wants-to-close-schools-poverty-center/
Washington Post (blog) - 2/19/15
John Charles "Jack" Boger, dean of the law school at UNC-Chapel Hill, issued ... Nichol, who is a law professor at UNC, condemned the decision in a ...
Watch UNC BOG Member Steven Long Criticize Chapel Hill-based Center for Civil Rights
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/02/19/no-more-poverty-in-north-carolina-unc-panel-wants-to-close-schools-poverty-center/
The Progressive Pulse - 2/19/15
Though the closure of the poverty center has garnered much of the news coverage from Wednesday's meeting, the most contentious aspect, by far, was discussion about another center, the Center for Civil Rights in UNC-Chapel Hill's law school.
WSSU Research Center Told to Find Funding Elsewhere
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/wssu-research-center-told-to-find-funding-elsewhere/article_a4faa350-b89b-11e4-bca4-43e1c7c13fc7.html
Winston-Salem Journal - 2/19/15
The committee recommended closing three centers on UNC campuses, including the UNC Chapel Hill's Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, and N.C. Central University's Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change.
Closure Recommended For Poverty Center
http://wfae.org/post/closure-recommended-poverty-center
WFAE - 2/18/15
The poverty center's director Gene Nichol said Republican leaders are retaliating against him for his published criticism of the governor and other ...
UNC Panel Recommends Closing 3 University Centers
http://wfae.org/post/closure-recommended-poverty-center
Charlotte Observer - 2/18/15
A panel at the University of North Carolina panel is recommending the elimination of three university centers, including one whose director has been an outspoken critic of Gov. Pat McCrory and GOP lawmakers. Multiple media outlets ...
Poverty Center One of Three Groups on UNC Board of Governors' Chopping Block
http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2015/02/18/uncs-poverty-center-and-other-groups-on-unc-board-of-governors-chopping-block/
The Progressive Pulse - 2/18/15
Scroll down to read UNC law professor Gene Nichol's response to the expected closure of the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity.
BOG Committee Recommends Shutting Centers at UNC
http://chapelboro.com/news/unc/bog-committee-recommends-shutting-centers-unc/
WCHL - 2/18/15
The UNC Board of Governors Working Group … met Wednesday morning to discuss recommendations … include closing the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at UNC in the next 12 months.
Panel Favors Closing UNC Poverty Center
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/showcase/x2133899646/UNC-panel-favors-eliminating-poverty-center
Durham Herald Sun - 2/18/15
A UNC Board of Governors working group says campus leaders should begin working "to discontinue" UNC Chapel Hill's Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity and two other issue-based centers elsewhere in the system. The recommendation goes to the full ...
Report Proposes Closing 3 UNC Centers, Ban on Advocacy
http://www.wral.com/report-proposes-closing-3-unc-centers-ban-on-advocacy/14455396/
WRAL - 2/18/15
"I struggle to see how the poverty center fits with the academic mission of the UNC law school to train the next generation of lawyers," Holmes said.
Gene Nichol's Response to Recommendation by UNC Board of Governors' Group to Close UNC Poverty Center
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/18/4565101/gene-nichols-response-to-recommendation.html
News & Observer - 2/18/15
Here is a statment from Gene Nichol, the center's director: Poverty is North Carolina's greatest challenge. In one of the most economically vibrant ..
UNC Panel Recommends Eliminating Poverty Center, Two Others
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/18/4565209_unc-board-panel-recommends-elimination.html?rh=1
News & Observer - 2/18/15
A University of North Carolina Board of Governors panel has recommended the elimination of three university centers, including UNC-Chapel Hill's Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, whose director has been an outspoken critic of the Republican political leadership.
Poverty of The Spirit: North Carolina's Invisible Poor
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a33167/poverty-of-the-spirit-north-carolinas-invisible-poor/
Esquire - 2/17/15
The Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity was formed by Edwards-the son of a mill worker-and UNC Law School Dean Gene Nichol with a stated mission to "advocate for proposals, policies and services to mitigate poverty in North Carolina." Edwards used the center to hone his "Two Americas" platform for 2008, and an early bipartisan event featured former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp. Then Edwards left to run for president.
Results of UNC Centers and Institutes Review Could Be Revealed Soon
http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2015/02/16/results-of-unc-centers-review-coming/#sthash.2T7wssD5.dpuf
The Progressive Pulse - 2/16/15
Gene Nichol, a tenured law professor who heads the poverty center, questioned whether the review aimed to muffle points of view contrary to those of conservative state leaders. Nichol has rankled some for critical newspaper editorials he's written about Republican state leader
The War on the War on Poverty
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121062/north-carolina-republicans-battle-uncs-gene-nichol-poverty-center
The New Republic - 2/15/15
The Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity was formed by Edwards-the son of a mill worker-and UNC Law School Dean Gene Nichol with a ...
Work At UNC System Centers a Matter of Libertas, Not Liberals
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/13/4554126/work-at-unc-system-centers-a-matter.html
News & Observer - 2/13/15
Members of the Board of Governors have made it clear that these two academic and programmatic centers of the UNC School of Law remain on the ...
UNC's Board of Governors is Threatening to Silence Gene Nichol and Close His Poverty Center
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/13/4554126/work-at-unc-system-centers-a-matter.html
Creative Loafing Charlotte - 2/4/15
The Poverty Center was founded in 2005 by former senator John Edwards and UNC's School of Law, where Nichol was dean. During his unsuccessful ...
-February 23, 2015