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NC Republicans threaten to pull colleges from ACC if boycotted again

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Republicans in the Tar Heel state are still simmering over the boycotts over anti-LGBTQ House Bill 2, even after they have ended.

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Student athletes join the fight against North Carolina’s anti-trans law

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

North Carolina lost 17 NCAA and ACC events during the current academic year because of the law.

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Trump appoints lawyer who defended discriminatory HB2 law to civil rights job

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Gore will now be in charge of defending the very civil, voting, and non-discrimination acts and rights he appears not to believe in.

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UNC president: We’re having problems filling jobs because of new anti-LGBT law

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Recruited candidates have ruled out moving to North Carolina because of the law, and she's unaware of any academic talent embracing a move because of it.

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Don’t sue! UNC says it won’t enforce trans restroom law

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

UNC has asked a federal court to halt legal proceedings against the university while a higher court decides a case on trans rights from Virginia.

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NC college system’s federal funds in crosshairs of LGBT law

Friday, May 6, 2016

North Carolina's prized public universities could be the biggest losers as state leaders defend a new law limiting the rights of LGBT people.

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GlaxoSmithKline, UNC form company aimed at finding AIDS cure

Monday, May 11, 2015

The partnership also creates an HIV Cure center bringing together academic and pharmaceutical research scientists.

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Same-sex military spouses to receive in-state tuition at UNC

Thursday, May 29, 2014

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system has directed that in-state tuition be charged to the same-sex spouses of military personnel as long as the couple married in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage.

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UNC system bans gender-inclusive housing on all 17 campuses

Saturday, August 10, 2013

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system Board of Governors voted on Friday morning to approve a ban on gender-inclusive housing on all 17 campuses of the university system.

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Bill preventing UNC gender-neutral housing returns

Friday, May 24, 2013

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A bill blocking a University of North Carolina policy allowing students to choose roommates of the opposite sex has found new life in the state Senate budget.

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