Commentary: University of North Carolina trustees’ plan using Chicago Principles of free speech falls short

The free speech wars are escalating at North Carolina’s flagship university.

At its January, meeting the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill board of trustees directed the university administration to “accelerate its development of a School of Civic Life and Leadership.” Not surprisingly, the mandate has led to objections from UNC faculty members asserting that it is their province to determine curriculum. The president of the Southern Association of Colleges