Carolina Connection podcast: New UNC policies spark concerns about academic freedom and faculty safety

Lee Roberts announces that UNC will “scrap” its classroom recording policy at a February Faculty Council meeting. (Suhas Nittoor/The Daily Tar Heel)

 

UNC faculty have raised concerns about academic freedom and their rights after three new policies were implemented that change the rules on classroom procedure.

One policy, which allowed University administrators to record classrooms without instructor knowledge, was recently scrapped by the Chancellor after faculty pushback. Other policies remain in effect, including a new systemwide academic freedom policy, and a decision by UNC System President Peter Hans that declared syllabi to be public records.

Carolina Connection’s Alice Scott joined Anthony Guerra-Flores to discuss the controversies.

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