UNC Charlotte entrance on University City Boulevard in 2017.
John D. Simmons
jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
After more than a decade of Republican control of the North Carolina General Assembly, and influence on UNC System appointments, has your opinion of the university system changed?
A right turn: Has GOP influenced how the UNC System is led?
Have corrosive tensions between conservative leadership and more liberal campus cultures, along with a run of bad press, done enough to actually damage the University of North Carolina System's traditionally stellar quality during a decade of Republican control? Are some groups of people being left behind? Read this series of special commentary from the opinion staff at The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer.