News & Updates

On May 23, the UNC System Board of Governors repealed and replaced Section 300.8.5 of the UNC Policy Manual to reaffirm the System’s commitment to nondiscrimination, equality of opportunity, institutional neutrality, academic freedom and student success.

Effective June 27, 2023, North Carolina law was amended to prohibit state government and agencies from compelling certain forms of employee speech and to ensure “dignity and nondiscrimination” in state government workplaces. § 126-14.5, Compelled speech prohibited, provides:(a) Each State agency, department, and institution shall comply with the following: (1) Refrain from soliciting or requiring […]

On Thursday, February 23, 2023, the UNC Board of Governors approved an amendment to Section 300.5.1 of The UNC Policy Manual, Political Activities of Employees.  The amendment adds a new Section II.A.5 to the policy, entitled “Prohibition on Compelling Speech,” which provides in relevant part that:  “. . . the University shall neither solicit nor require […]