The most recent prominent example of tensions over the concept of tenure in the UNC System was the 2021 battle over the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees’ refusal to vote on the question of tenure for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Source: https://ncnewsline.com/2023/04/19/new-bill-targets-tenure-calls-for-scrutiny-of-research-at-unc-system-campuses-community-colleges/

There's a new battle brewing over leadership at UNC System schools with Gov. Roy Cooper launching a new fight with Republicans at the legislature to win back power to appoint top-level leaders.

Source: https://abc11.com/unc-system-board-of-governors-roy-cooper-nc-legislature/12666721/