Home Colleges (Find a School) University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Public University Chapel Hill, North CarolinaSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingGreenDue Process Ratings C, B, B Free Speech Rankings 62 of 251 Cases 12 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News UPDATE: UNC Chapel Hill’s clarification on DEI task force reignites FIRE’s First Amendment concerns June 7, 2023 News VICTORY: UNC Chapel Hill rejects task force recommendation, shows why it’s a ‘green light’ school May 18, 2023 News UNC Chapel Hill trustees vote unanimously to establish School of Civic Life and Leadership February 3, 2023 News UNC Chapel Hill student government commits to follow First Amendment after suggesting it wouldn’t fund pro-life student groups August 10, 2022 News Repressive executive order from UNC Chapel Hill student government cuts off funding for pro-life individuals, causes July 28, 2022 Press Release Nobody said defending free speech was easy July 22, 2022 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2022 February 2, 2022 News Alumni Spotlight: UNC Free Speech Alliance January 11, 2022 News Members of Congress, foreign diplomat, and advocacy orgs pressure UNC to cancel course on Israeli-Palestinian conflict October 19, 2021 News FIRE urges transparency in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure denial at University of North Carolina June 16, 2021 News FIRE statement on UNC trustees’ alleged nixing of tenure for ‘1619 Project’ creator May 19, 2021 News New faculty-authored report evaluates culture of free expression at UNC Chapel Hill February 13, 2020 Duke-UNC Middle East studies program gets its funding, but concerns remain October 2, 2019 FIRE statement on Department of Education letter to Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies September 20, 2019 Grave consequences: The need for independent counsel in higher education judicial systems July 1, 2019 REPORT: North Carolina is home to some of America’s best colleges for free speech September 24, 2018 Press Release FIRE interviews UNC faculty council committee member about new free speech statement April 27, 2018 Faculty council at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill adopts ‘Chicago Statement’ April 16, 2018 Announcing a weekly FIRE video series: FIREside Chats November 30, 2017 Undercover cop joined protests of Confederate statue on UNC campus November 8, 2017 UNC Board of Governors to discuss system-wide free expression policy November 1, 2017 Victory: Academic freedom for faculty preserved at UNC - Chapel Hill September 14, 2017 Threat to strip UNC law school center’s right to litigate draws objections over academic freedom and First Amendment [Updated] August 1, 2017 News Flawed FERPA ruling stifles transparency in higher education May 23, 2017 News Organizations Join Forces to Sue UNC For Access to Records November 30, 2016 UNC Chapel Hill Apologizes After Campus Police Attempt to Remove Professor’s Sign August 13, 2015 FIRE’s Majeed: 2015 Already a Good Year for Speech Code Reform July 30, 2015 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Earns FIRE’s Highest Rating for Free Speech July 7, 2015 Press Release University of North Carolina Votes to Remove Controversial Anti-Harassment Rule May 1, 2015 Questions Raised as UNC Board of Governors Considers Vote to Shut Down Academic Centers [UPDATED] February 27, 2015 News FIRE’s Robert Shibley: UNC Doesn’t Need Another Restriction on Speech February 11, 2015 UNC, Halloween, and the ‘Professionalism’ Threat to the First Amendment October 31, 2014 News Catch FIRE President Greg Lukianoff in D.C., Chapel Hill, and Berkeley Next Week September 19, 2014 FIRE Welcomes David Deerson June 20, 2014 College Risk Management Lawyers Call Out FIRE (Without Doing Their Homework) May 27, 2014 UNC-Chapel Hill Investigates Allegedly Flawed Study on Student-Athlete Literacy January 21, 2014 Media Continues to Report on FIRE's '10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech' List January 17, 2014 North Carolina Newspaper: Free Speech 'Indispensable Ally' of Tolerance January 6, 2014 The 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2013 December 27, 2013 UNC-Chapel Hill Surrenders to 'Heckler's Veto,' Revokes Emeritus Professor's Network Access August 2, 2013 Blog Please Explain Why Putting University Administrators in Charge of Judging Speech Is a Good Idea July 9, 2013 Campus Progress Emphasizes First Amendment Concerns in UNC Honor Code Case June 11, 2013 Scandal Over Handling of Rape Charge Prompts UNC to Suspend Speech Code; FIRE Had Warned UNC that Rule Was Unconstitutional June 7, 2013 Blog Letter to Editor on ‘National Failure of Student Discipline Codes’ April 1, 2013 Controversy Grows over UNC’s Response to Sexual Assault Claim March 6, 2013 FIRE in the News: Watch Clips of ‘Stossel,’ ‘Red Eye’ Featuring FIRE Cases! October 2, 2012 FIRE’s Shibley on ‘Stossel’ This Thursday September 24, 2012 FIRE Senior VP at UNC Today for ‘Stossel’ Taping September 21, 2012 ‘Daily Tar Heel’ Editorial Board: Get Rid of UNC’s Speech Codes September 20, 2012 FIRE Speakers on Campuses for Constitution Day September 17, 2012 ‘Inside Higher Ed’, KC Johnson on the University of North Carolina’s New ‘Two-tiered’ Disciplinary Procedures April 26, 2012 Speech Code of the Month: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill February 7, 2012 Former FIRE Intern: UNC Should Not Be Comfortable With Unconstitutional Policies February 1, 2012 ‘Daily Tar Heel’ Article Shows that Free Speech Has a Long Way to Go at UNC January 30, 2012 Victory at University of North Carolina: Religious Student Group Free to Practice Its Beliefs October 14, 2011 Press Release Will Threat of Legal Action Spur UNC to Restore Emeritus Professor's Rights? September 20, 2011 At University of North Carolina, Choral Group's Vote Prompts Investigation--And Raises First Amendment Concerns September 2, 2011 'Chronicle' Article on Emeritus Faculty Highlights Case of Wronged UNC Professor August 15, 2011 'Triangle Business Journal' on UNC's Revocation of Emeritus Professor's Network Access July 1, 2011 FIRE's Shibley Raps UNC's Punishment of Emeritus Professor in 'Herald-Sun' June 24, 2011 FIRE Corrects the Record on 'Inside Higher Ed' Reporting of UNC Case June 22, 2011 Resolutions to Protect Academic Freedom of Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Delaware November 19, 2010 FIRE's Robert Shibley Takes on UNC Speech Codes in 'Chapel Hill Herald' Op-Ed October 18, 2010 'The Daily Tar Heel' on FIRE at UNC-Chapel Hill October 6, 2010 Blog FIRE, AAUP, and Thomas Jefferson Center File Brief with Fourth Circuit in Support of UNC Professor July 6, 2010 One Year Later, Heckler's Veto Shelved at University of North Carolina May 5, 2010 Watch the Video of Greg's UNC Speech November 19, 2009 UNC Rejects the Heckler’s Veto April 24, 2009 Editorial Board of UNC’s Daily Tar Heel: “Protect Free Speech” March 2, 2009 FIRE Cautions University of North Carolina System against Implementing Hate Speech Policy February 16, 2009 Nearly Three Years Later, Significant Improvement at North Carolina’s Public Universities September 22, 2008 ‘UNC Chapel Hill Tries to Spin Away a Major Defeat’ May 18, 2006 Laughable Spin at UNC May 5, 2006 Newspaper Theft at Troy University: Facebook Article Involved? February 15, 2006 Liberty in the Balance in North Carolina February 1, 2006 The War on Christians (and Muslims) December 27, 2005 Blog UNC Restores Tradition of Holiday Travesties December 15, 2005 Blog Foggy Thinking about ‘Discrimination’ at UNC May 31, 2005 Princeton Victory Covered by AP May 12, 2005 Blog What Is Up with North Carolina? March 8, 2005 Here Comes the Judge: UNC Enjoined March 7, 2005 Victory for Freedom of Association at UNC-Chapel Hill March 6, 2005 Press Release Rhode Island College vs. Freedom—Again February 23, 2005 Blog Good News for Religious Liberty February 17, 2005 Blog Is ‘Derecognize’ a Word? February 16, 2005 Blog A Big Week for Religious Liberty February 14, 2005 News Alpha Iota Omega Files Suit Against UNC-Chapel Hill August 24, 2004 News FIRE Answers UNC; Congressman Calls for Inquiry into UNC's Actions August 16, 2004 Press Release University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Denies Recognition to Another Christian Group August 11, 2004 News Victory for Religious Liberty at UNC January 1, 2003 News Victory for Religious Liberty at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill December 31, 2002 Press Release InterVarsity Multi-Ethnic Christian Fellowship Banned at Rutgers University December 29, 2002 Press Release
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Public University Chapel Hill, North CarolinaSearch all Schools
News Speech Code RatingGreenDue Process Ratings C, B, B Free Speech Rankings 62 of 251 Cases 12 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
UPDATE: UNC Chapel Hill’s clarification on DEI task force reignites FIRE’s First Amendment concerns June 7, 2023 News VICTORY: UNC Chapel Hill rejects task force recommendation, shows why it’s a ‘green light’ school May 18, 2023 News UNC Chapel Hill trustees vote unanimously to establish School of Civic Life and Leadership February 3, 2023 News UNC Chapel Hill student government commits to follow First Amendment after suggesting it wouldn’t fund pro-life student groups August 10, 2022 News Repressive executive order from UNC Chapel Hill student government cuts off funding for pro-life individuals, causes July 28, 2022 Press Release Nobody said defending free speech was easy July 22, 2022 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2022 February 2, 2022 News Alumni Spotlight: UNC Free Speech Alliance January 11, 2022 News Members of Congress, foreign diplomat, and advocacy orgs pressure UNC to cancel course on Israeli-Palestinian conflict October 19, 2021 News FIRE urges transparency in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure denial at University of North Carolina June 16, 2021 News FIRE statement on UNC trustees’ alleged nixing of tenure for ‘1619 Project’ creator May 19, 2021 News New faculty-authored report evaluates culture of free expression at UNC Chapel Hill February 13, 2020 Duke-UNC Middle East studies program gets its funding, but concerns remain October 2, 2019 FIRE statement on Department of Education letter to Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies September 20, 2019 Grave consequences: The need for independent counsel in higher education judicial systems July 1, 2019 REPORT: North Carolina is home to some of America’s best colleges for free speech September 24, 2018 Press Release FIRE interviews UNC faculty council committee member about new free speech statement April 27, 2018 Faculty council at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill adopts ‘Chicago Statement’ April 16, 2018 Announcing a weekly FIRE video series: FIREside Chats November 30, 2017 Undercover cop joined protests of Confederate statue on UNC campus November 8, 2017 UNC Board of Governors to discuss system-wide free expression policy November 1, 2017 Victory: Academic freedom for faculty preserved at UNC - Chapel Hill September 14, 2017 Threat to strip UNC law school center’s right to litigate draws objections over academic freedom and First Amendment [Updated] August 1, 2017 News Flawed FERPA ruling stifles transparency in higher education May 23, 2017 News Organizations Join Forces to Sue UNC For Access to Records November 30, 2016 UNC Chapel Hill Apologizes After Campus Police Attempt to Remove Professor’s Sign August 13, 2015 FIRE’s Majeed: 2015 Already a Good Year for Speech Code Reform July 30, 2015 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Earns FIRE’s Highest Rating for Free Speech July 7, 2015 Press Release University of North Carolina Votes to Remove Controversial Anti-Harassment Rule May 1, 2015 Questions Raised as UNC Board of Governors Considers Vote to Shut Down Academic Centers [UPDATED] February 27, 2015 News FIRE’s Robert Shibley: UNC Doesn’t Need Another Restriction on Speech February 11, 2015 UNC, Halloween, and the ‘Professionalism’ Threat to the First Amendment October 31, 2014 News Catch FIRE President Greg Lukianoff in D.C., Chapel Hill, and Berkeley Next Week September 19, 2014 FIRE Welcomes David Deerson June 20, 2014 College Risk Management Lawyers Call Out FIRE (Without Doing Their Homework) May 27, 2014 UNC-Chapel Hill Investigates Allegedly Flawed Study on Student-Athlete Literacy January 21, 2014 Media Continues to Report on FIRE's '10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech' List January 17, 2014 North Carolina Newspaper: Free Speech 'Indispensable Ally' of Tolerance January 6, 2014 The 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2013 December 27, 2013 UNC-Chapel Hill Surrenders to 'Heckler's Veto,' Revokes Emeritus Professor's Network Access August 2, 2013 Blog Please Explain Why Putting University Administrators in Charge of Judging Speech Is a Good Idea July 9, 2013 Campus Progress Emphasizes First Amendment Concerns in UNC Honor Code Case June 11, 2013 Scandal Over Handling of Rape Charge Prompts UNC to Suspend Speech Code; FIRE Had Warned UNC that Rule Was Unconstitutional June 7, 2013 Blog Letter to Editor on ‘National Failure of Student Discipline Codes’ April 1, 2013 Controversy Grows over UNC’s Response to Sexual Assault Claim March 6, 2013 FIRE in the News: Watch Clips of ‘Stossel,’ ‘Red Eye’ Featuring FIRE Cases! October 2, 2012 FIRE’s Shibley on ‘Stossel’ This Thursday September 24, 2012 FIRE Senior VP at UNC Today for ‘Stossel’ Taping September 21, 2012 ‘Daily Tar Heel’ Editorial Board: Get Rid of UNC’s Speech Codes September 20, 2012 FIRE Speakers on Campuses for Constitution Day September 17, 2012 ‘Inside Higher Ed’, KC Johnson on the University of North Carolina’s New ‘Two-tiered’ Disciplinary Procedures April 26, 2012 Speech Code of the Month: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill February 7, 2012 Former FIRE Intern: UNC Should Not Be Comfortable With Unconstitutional Policies February 1, 2012 ‘Daily Tar Heel’ Article Shows that Free Speech Has a Long Way to Go at UNC January 30, 2012 Victory at University of North Carolina: Religious Student Group Free to Practice Its Beliefs October 14, 2011 Press Release Will Threat of Legal Action Spur UNC to Restore Emeritus Professor's Rights? September 20, 2011 At University of North Carolina, Choral Group's Vote Prompts Investigation--And Raises First Amendment Concerns September 2, 2011 'Chronicle' Article on Emeritus Faculty Highlights Case of Wronged UNC Professor August 15, 2011 'Triangle Business Journal' on UNC's Revocation of Emeritus Professor's Network Access July 1, 2011 FIRE's Shibley Raps UNC's Punishment of Emeritus Professor in 'Herald-Sun' June 24, 2011 FIRE Corrects the Record on 'Inside Higher Ed' Reporting of UNC Case June 22, 2011 Resolutions to Protect Academic Freedom of Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Delaware November 19, 2010 FIRE's Robert Shibley Takes on UNC Speech Codes in 'Chapel Hill Herald' Op-Ed October 18, 2010 'The Daily Tar Heel' on FIRE at UNC-Chapel Hill October 6, 2010 Blog FIRE, AAUP, and Thomas Jefferson Center File Brief with Fourth Circuit in Support of UNC Professor July 6, 2010 One Year Later, Heckler's Veto Shelved at University of North Carolina May 5, 2010 Watch the Video of Greg's UNC Speech November 19, 2009 UNC Rejects the Heckler’s Veto April 24, 2009 Editorial Board of UNC’s Daily Tar Heel: “Protect Free Speech” March 2, 2009 FIRE Cautions University of North Carolina System against Implementing Hate Speech Policy February 16, 2009 Nearly Three Years Later, Significant Improvement at North Carolina’s Public Universities September 22, 2008 ‘UNC Chapel Hill Tries to Spin Away a Major Defeat’ May 18, 2006 Laughable Spin at UNC May 5, 2006 Newspaper Theft at Troy University: Facebook Article Involved? February 15, 2006 Liberty in the Balance in North Carolina February 1, 2006 The War on Christians (and Muslims) December 27, 2005 Blog UNC Restores Tradition of Holiday Travesties December 15, 2005 Blog Foggy Thinking about ‘Discrimination’ at UNC May 31, 2005 Princeton Victory Covered by AP May 12, 2005 Blog What Is Up with North Carolina? March 8, 2005 Here Comes the Judge: UNC Enjoined March 7, 2005 Victory for Freedom of Association at UNC-Chapel Hill March 6, 2005 Press Release Rhode Island College vs. Freedom—Again February 23, 2005 Blog Good News for Religious Liberty February 17, 2005 Blog Is ‘Derecognize’ a Word? February 16, 2005 Blog A Big Week for Religious Liberty February 14, 2005 News Alpha Iota Omega Files Suit Against UNC-Chapel Hill August 24, 2004 News FIRE Answers UNC; Congressman Calls for Inquiry into UNC's Actions August 16, 2004 Press Release University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Denies Recognition to Another Christian Group August 11, 2004 News Victory for Religious Liberty at UNC January 1, 2003 News Victory for Religious Liberty at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill December 31, 2002 Press Release InterVarsity Multi-Ethnic Christian Fellowship Banned at Rutgers University December 29, 2002 Press Release
UPDATE: UNC Chapel Hill’s clarification on DEI task force reignites FIRE’s First Amendment concerns June 7, 2023 News
VICTORY: UNC Chapel Hill rejects task force recommendation, shows why it’s a ‘green light’ school May 18, 2023 News
UNC Chapel Hill trustees vote unanimously to establish School of Civic Life and Leadership February 3, 2023 News
UNC Chapel Hill student government commits to follow First Amendment after suggesting it wouldn’t fund pro-life student groups August 10, 2022 News
Repressive executive order from UNC Chapel Hill student government cuts off funding for pro-life individuals, causes July 28, 2022 Press Release
Members of Congress, foreign diplomat, and advocacy orgs pressure UNC to cancel course on Israeli-Palestinian conflict October 19, 2021 News
FIRE urges transparency in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure denial at University of North Carolina June 16, 2021 News
FIRE statement on UNC trustees’ alleged nixing of tenure for ‘1619 Project’ creator May 19, 2021 News
New faculty-authored report evaluates culture of free expression at UNC Chapel Hill February 13, 2020
FIRE statement on Department of Education letter to Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies September 20, 2019
Grave consequences: The need for independent counsel in higher education judicial systems July 1, 2019
REPORT: North Carolina is home to some of America’s best colleges for free speech September 24, 2018 Press Release
Faculty council at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill adopts ‘Chicago Statement’ April 16, 2018
Threat to strip UNC law school center’s right to litigate draws objections over academic freedom and First Amendment [Updated] August 1, 2017 News
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Earns FIRE’s Highest Rating for Free Speech July 7, 2015 Press Release
Questions Raised as UNC Board of Governors Considers Vote to Shut Down Academic Centers [UPDATED] February 27, 2015 News
UNC-Chapel Hill Surrenders to 'Heckler's Veto,' Revokes Emeritus Professor's Network Access August 2, 2013 Blog
Please Explain Why Putting University Administrators in Charge of Judging Speech Is a Good Idea July 9, 2013
Scandal Over Handling of Rape Charge Prompts UNC to Suspend Speech Code; FIRE Had Warned UNC that Rule Was Unconstitutional June 7, 2013 Blog
‘Inside Higher Ed’, KC Johnson on the University of North Carolina’s New ‘Two-tiered’ Disciplinary Procedures April 26, 2012
Victory at University of North Carolina: Religious Student Group Free to Practice Its Beliefs October 14, 2011 Press Release
At University of North Carolina, Choral Group's Vote Prompts Investigation--And Raises First Amendment Concerns September 2, 2011
Resolutions to Protect Academic Freedom of Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Delaware November 19, 2010
FIRE, AAUP, and Thomas Jefferson Center File Brief with Fourth Circuit in Support of UNC Professor July 6, 2010
FIRE Cautions University of North Carolina System against Implementing Hate Speech Policy February 16, 2009
Nearly Three Years Later, Significant Improvement at North Carolina’s Public Universities September 22, 2008
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Denies Recognition to Another Christian Group August 11, 2004 News
Victory for Religious Liberty at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill December 31, 2002 Press Release
InterVarsity Multi-Ethnic Christian Fellowship Banned at Rutgers University December 29, 2002 Press Release
