The University of North Carolina Press released a statement yesterday following the refusal of the UNC System Board of Governors to reappoint the Press’s existing and renominated chair Eric Muller, who spoke out about the university’s handling of race and history. Vice chair of the UNC Press board Lisa Levenstein and director of UNC Press […]
Controversies
UNC Press Chair Denied Reappointment
Professor Eric Muller, chair of the University of North Carolina Press Board of Governors, announced on Twitter that the university’s board of governors has, in an unprecedented move, denied his reappointment to the board. Muller has served two five-year terms on the board, six of which as chairman. “I would hate to think it had […]
Controversies
In a piece about the recent controversy over an Anne Frank reference in Elin Hilderbrand’s Golden Girls, Slate notes that romance author Casey McQuiston was at the center of a similar situation this week, and laments that, “The silly idea that a fictional character’s statements reflect an author’s actual beliefs is spreading.” On June 6, […]