The Board of Governors is set to vote on a policy to define academic freedom for its constituent institutions. A previous definition was endorsed by the System’s Faculty Assembly, but the most recent version has edits that worry some faculty.
Raleigh is piloting a crisis diversion program embedded within the city’s 911 call center. The initiative connects callers who may be experiencing a mental health crisis with licensed clinicians trained to de-escalate such situations, rather than a police dispatch.
UNC Health no longer provides gender affirming care to individuals under 19. Now, doctors at the Triangle’s largest health system are working to connect their younger patients with outside care.