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Walter E. Hussman Jr., whose name is on the university’s journalism school, wrote emails to a dean criticizing the appointment of the New York Times Pulitzer winner.
Now, more information is coming out about Hannah-Jones tenure opponent, Walter E. Hussman Jr. for whom UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media is named. In 2019, the UNC alumnus, newspaper publisher, and megadonor donated $25 million to the school, the largest it had ever received. In emails acquired by the Assembly, Hussman said he was worried about the controversy of “tying the UNC journalism school to the 1619 project.” In December 2020, Hussman wrote emails to UNC Hussman dean Susan King, and university chancellors Kevin Guskiewicz and David Routh, that characterized Hann...
A major University of North Carolina donor whose name is on its journalism school voiced concerns about the school's hiring of investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones in the weeks before her application for tenure was halted.
Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Donor's concerns voiced before Hannah-Jones' tenure stalled A major University of North Carolina donor whose name is on its journalism school voiced concerns about the schoolâs hiring of investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones in the weeks before her application for tenure was halted ByThe Associated Press ⢠4 min read The Associated Press FILE - In this May 21, 2016, file photo, Nikole Hannah-Jones attends the 75th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Faculty members of a N...