Emily Stephenson
ewstephe.bsky.social
Emily Stephenson
@ewstephe.bsky.social
Deputy managing editor at The Assembly. Ex-Reuters, Politico, WSJ. Tar Heel.
In 2008, I wrote this story about Zena Cardman. Today, she launches for the space station. 🥹
July 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Assembly obtained two internal UNC documents that show various options the Tar Heels have explored to fund revenue-sharing.

www.theassemblync.com/education/hi... @theassemblync.bsky.social @themhartman.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NC’s GOP state treasurer tells @bryanranderson.bsky.social that Trump’s tariffs present a series of bad choices for NC businesses.

“Countries and companies will be much more hesitant to trust that U.S. policy will remain constant.”

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April 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Last week, the head of UNC-Chapel Hill’s cancer center sounded calm about potential cuts to NIH grants. Cancer research has bipartisan support, and “uncertainty in federal funding is not new,” he said.

These week, he sounded a little less sure.

www.theassemblync.com/newsletter/t...
February 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
February 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Commuting by train in the Triangle isn’t ready for prime time, @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social found out the hard way.

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January 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Where did North Carolina’s legislators go to college? @theassemblync.bsky.social did some digging to find out.

Featuring fewer Tar Heels than I expected, but still a lot, and a small-but-mighty Wake Forest Law contingent.
January 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Local organizers want Duke to pay Durham $50 million a year. Duke says it contributes millions and is an economic lifeline in the region.

@eringretzinger.bsky.social @justinlaidlaw.bsky.social @renlarson.bsky.social ask what universities owe their hometowns:

theassemblync.com/education/high…
November 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM