UNC reaches settlement agreement with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones

Posted Jul 17, 2022
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reached a settlement agreement with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones that resolves what UNC officials call "potential legal action" arising from her halted application for a tenured position at the university. Hannah-Jones announced last summer that she was rejecting a job offer from North Carolina. (WUNC)

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