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"UNC-Chapel Hill is stuck with a dishonest leader at the helm, and our faculty leadership has communicated, once again, that a chancellor's lies are not only tolerable, but acceptable."
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As President Joe Biden announces that ‘America is back’, some are wondering just how far back this will go, particularly on China. Whatever his detractors may say, Donald Trump often called out China on crucial issues and then followed it up with sanctions. While Biden is yet to complete his first 100 days in office, there are already some disquieting pointers about how he may choose to take a significantly softer line on China, even as US Navy commanders report increased activity of Chinese ships in the South China Sea.
Early signs of this include removing limitations on Confucius institutes, re-entering the China-dominated UN Human Rights Council, and getting ready to talk to Beijing on climate change. Even as Washington struggles with internal divisions and a weakening international influence, it seems that there’s less substance to the public pugilism than is immediately apparent.
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The newest federal guidance for colleges and universities investigating sexual misconduct emphasizes due process for both the accuser and accused. Among other requirements, institutions are legally obligated to presume the accused is innocent prior to starting any investigation.
That’s not what happened at Pacific University in Oregon, where one professor of education who made controversial comments about gender says he was told to quit or be found culpable in an investigation under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal law prohibiting gender-based discrimination.
“My guy has been disappeared,” said the professor’s lawyer, Robin DesCamp, adding that it’s been more than 130 days “since my client was kicked off campus like a criminal.”