UNC-CH AAUP

Statement about ICE presence on campus

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We demand that UNC Chapel Hill ensure the safety of its students and staff in the face of domestic terrorism.

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ICE appears to be headed to Raleigh today.

If you suspect ICE presence, call the Siembra hotline to verify: 336-543-0353. It is important to share information, not spread panic.

If you see an arrest happening, make noise, take video, draw a crowd.

Know your rights:

YouTube video by UE 150 Workers Union at UNC UNC Chapel Hill Budget Audit Presentation by Dr. Howard Bunsis Commissioned by UE150 & AAUP-NC

Why is a university in stellar financial condition seeking to impose a $70 million cut on its lowest-paid staff? This audit lays bare the truth: cuts at UNC-Chapel Hill are the result of political pressure.

Press release
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Presentation
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Budget Audit Presentation RSVP Join UE150 and AAUP NC CH in a presentation by Howard Bunsis delivering his analysis of the UNC Chapel Hill budget! When: 13 Nov 530-7p Where: 1001 Kerr Hall & Virtual More information: https://chuf...

The event represents a collaborative effort between UE 150, UNC-AAUP, and TransparUNCy.
Registration here! tinyurl.com/2025-ue-aaup...

Budget Audit Presentation RSVP Join UE150 and AAUP NC CH in a presentation by Howard Bunsis delivering his analysis of the UNC Chapel Hill budget! When: 13 Nov 530-7p Where: 1001 Kerr Hall & Virtual More information: https://chuf...

The presentation begins at 5:30 pm and will be followed by a Q&A. The main entrance to Kerr will be unlocked until 5:45, though facilitators will be available to let you in if you're arriving late.

Budget Audit Presentation RSVP Join UE150 and AAUP NC CH in a presentation by Howard Bunsis delivering his analysis of the UNC Chapel Hill budget! When: 13 Nov 530-7p Where: 1001 Kerr Hall & Virtual More information: https://chuf...

Howard Bunsis Audit Analysis Presentation; Thursday, 11/13 @ 5:30 pm, Kerr Hall 1001

Please join us in person or virtually to receive the findings from Howard Bunsis's independent audit of UNC finances. Bunsis's analysis equips us with data to challenge ServiceFirst austerity measures .

Join us Thursday to receive the findings from an independent audit of UNC finances!

This analysis equips us with data to challenge ServiceFirst austerity measures to reduce faculty and staff numbers, salaries, and benefits.

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This afternoon's clear statement from Lee Roberts that UNC cannot and will not sign Trump's Compact, because of issues with academic freedom, came about in part because of the pressure from students, faculty and alumni✊

SUNRISE UNC is calling for UNC to reject the compact and is organizing a rally Friday 11/07 at 1:15 PM on Polk Place!

Trump Compact: www.washingtonpost.com/documents/22...

www.utexas.edu/academics/te... 🤘

BSM Town Hall TODAY at 6PM

… and more upcoming events in this week’s updates:

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Act Now!

MIT rejected this attempt at corruption of core educational principals: MIT President Sally Kornbluth said, “fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”

Contact the UNC BOG, the UNC-Chapel Hill BOT, President Peter Hans, Chancellor Roberts and members of the NC Assembly - tell them to *reject* the contract the Federal Administration is trying to use to violate scientific integrity at UNC: coalitionforcarolinafoundation.org/petition-rej...

Poster for the event: Friday Oct 24, 2-4 PM, The Plaza 140 W Franklin, Chapel Hill--across from Target :)

Chapel Hill Friends-Join UNC Faculty & the Community at the Right to Light Rally for Higher Ed Friday Oct 24 2-4 PM. Speakers include Prof. Gene Nichols, UNC faculty, students & staff, including members of @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social Free speech on campus, research, and education are all on the agenda

A statement by the Black Student Movement www.instagram.com/p/DPo8EDBAE7...

UNC students lose access to Upendo Lounge due to DEI policy changes The UNC System Board of Governors voted in May 2024 to replace its policy on DEI, which has led to the elimination of diversity-related positions, programs and grants at universities across the state,...

Upendo, Black Student Movement gathering space closed by UNC administration despite being open to *all* students.

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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

We encourage all AAUP members and concerned citizens to join the No Kings protest on Saturday, October 18. Actions are organized locally, and you can find details about an event near you at the link below👇

‘I will never retreat.’ UNC professor defends record after reinstatement The professor, Dwayne Dixon, snubbed allegations of inciting political violence during a press conference on Wednesday.

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Prof. Dixon reinstated!

AAUP press conference!

A conversation with the ex-Provost!

1st Amendment event!

Celebrate tenure at Namu!

Right to Light rally!

And more in this week’s chapter updates…
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Prof. Dixon reinstated!

AAUP press conference!

A conversation with the ex-Provost!

1st Amendment event!

Celebrate tenure at Namu!

Right to Light rally!

And more in this week’s chapter updates…
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Dwayne Dixon reinstated! Excellent work on direct action @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social (us!). Power to the people✊.

Show up to the Faculty Council meeting! Demand the Chancellor reinstate Professor Dixon! Friday Oct 3, 3:45pm, 1001 Kerr Hall (Eshelman School of Pharmacy)

We demand Professor Dixon's immediate reinstatement, a public explanation of how this decision was reached, an affirmation of faculty and students’ rights to freedom of speech and expression, and a public apology to Professor Dixon.

AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP remind UNC administrators of the UNC System Board of Governors Policy on Free Speech and Free Expression, which affirms that “it is not the proper role of any constituent institution to shield individuals from speech protected by the First Amendment, including, without limitation, ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive.”

With their cowardly response, UNC's administrators have not only violated Professor Dixon's basic rights. They have also infringed on students' right to an education by taking a professor out of their classroom during the middle of a semester. This unexplained and unjustified decision has intensified an existing campus atmosphere of fear and censorship, further eroding students' and faculty's trust in UNC's administration.

Let's call this what it is: UNC administrators are capitulating to a call from a right-wing group, infamous for attacking faculty, to fire a professor based on an unsubstantiated rumor.

Right-wing activists are attacking Dixon for prior membership in a group that has been inactive since 2019, and are baselessly connecting him to flyers allegedly posted by a different group on a different campus outside of North Carolina. Fox News picked up the story on September 27, 2025, without verifying the existence of the flyers, and apparently this was enough for UNC's administration to remove a professor from the classroom in the middle of the semester and bar him from campus in a manner that is wholly inconsistent with University policies.