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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

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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:
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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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)
October 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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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.
October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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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.”
October 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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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.
October 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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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.
October 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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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.
October 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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On Monday, September 29, 2025, UNC Chapel Hill placed Dwayne Dixon, Teaching Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, on administrative leave following “recent reports and expressions of concern regarding alleged advocacy of politically motivated violence.” These “reports” and “expressions of concern” amounted to one unverified social media post and one Fox News story.
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom.
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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#AAUP-UNC is out here fighting for you, faculty at our great university. Join up! Be a part of something bigger... it might be now or never.
June 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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March 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Know your rights!

The UNC Chapel Hill AAUP chapter is hosting a UNC Faculty Town Hall on March 27th, from 5:30-7pm, at Toy Lounge in Dey Hall and on Zoom

More info: unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-03...
Know Your Rights: A Faculty Town Hall on Academic Freedom and Political Interference Thursday, March 27th, 5:30 3 7:00 PM, Toy Lounge, Dey Hall Or attend over Zoom: https://unc.zoom.us/j/98329777299 UNC faculty are facing increasing political interference in our teaching, research, and university governance. This open forum will provide a space for faculty to share concerns, discuss challenges, and strategize collective action. Open to all UNC faculty—bring your questions and concerns! Discussion Topics: Attacks on DEI and Academic Freedom Immigrant Safety and Right to Protest Research Funding Under Threat Trans Rights on Campus Legal experts from UNC and the AAUP will be on hand to moderate questions and offer perspective. Join fellow faculty members for an open discussion on the issues affecting our work, our students, and the future of higher education. Hosted by UNC Chapel Hill's Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). For more info, e-mail: info@unc-ch-aaup.org. To learn more about the AAUP's role in defending academic freedom, visit: https://www.aaup.org
March 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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UNC-CH AAUP is hosting a Faculty Town Hall on March 27!

Open to all UNC faculty—bring your questions and concerns

Legal experts from UNC and the AAUP will be on hand to moderate questions and offer perspective

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Know Your Rights: A Faculty Town Hall on Academic Freedom and Political Interference Thursday, March 27th, 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Toy Lounge, Dey Hall Or attend over Zoom: https://unc.zoom.us/j/98329777299 UNC faculty are facing increasing political interference in our teaching, research, and university governance. This open forum will provide a space for faculty to share concerns, discuss challenges, and strategize collective action. Open to all UNC faculty-bring your questions and concerns! Discussion Topics: • Attacks on DEl and Academic Freedom • Immigrant Safety and Right to Protest • Research Funding Under Threat • Trans Rights on Campus Legal experts from UNC and the AAUP will be on hand to moderate questions and offer perspective. Join fellow faculty members for an open discussion on the issues affecting our work, our students, and the future of higher education.
March 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM