NEW exclusive emails + multiple sources: @UNC donor Walter Hussman repeatedly warned against hiring @nhannahjones at the school that bears his name
His outreach included at least 1 BOT member, senior admins, and at least 1 other major donor
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- After the state Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday, only about 5,200 ballots remain in play for Jefferson Griffin. Now, Riggs will ask the federal courts to end his challenge once and for all.
- Here are the state and federal assistance programs opening up in the wake of the catastrophic storm and flooding in Western North Carolina, and what residents need to know to apply for it.
- Jeff Jackson is projected to be the next North Carolina Attorney General.
- Durham chef Ricky Moore of Saltbox Seafood has won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in the Southeast. If you missed our latest on Moore and other NC-based nominees: 🔗 l8r.it/30rg
- Some news: we're excited to announce two big hires for The Assembly: Kate Sheppard and Paige Ladisic Kate (@kate_sheppard) is our new Managing Editor, starting Apr 1. Paige (@ladisicpaige) is our new Revenue and Growth Director, starting May 1.
- Mark Robinson has said his behavior "did not immediately reform" after he embraced Christianity in the late '80s. Six men say the GOP gubernatorial candidate frequented porn shops in the '90s and early '00s.
- It’s been months since a Hendersonville aquarium blew up the internet with its announcement of a “miracle” pregnancy, and experts and online fans are growing concerned. When we tried to visit, they called the police. theassemblync.com/environment/ch…
- BREAKING: The Assembly has a beer! 🍻 We've partnered with @PonysaurusBrew on a new brew called "Tell the Truth." Ponysaurus has generously agreed to share a portion of the proceeds with us to help fund additional reporting positions across the state.
- Stabbed by white supremacists, Cates died on @UNC campus in 1970 waiting for an ambulance that never arrived. The bricks were cleaned by the morning's football game @ValFoushee & Nate Davis on @UNC's opportunity to engage w/their cousin's enduring legacy theassemblync.com/short-form/say…
- Today's a big day for The Assembly. We've got some exciting announcements to share with you — three in fact! Check out them out:
- NEW from @b_case: Two longtime Duke faculty members are behind an anticipated $2M in art sales that raise questions about ethical use of public-domain images, power imbalances within academia, & a university’s thorny role as a gatekeeper of info & access theassemblync.com/long-form/art-…
- We are excited to announce the launch of our Greensboro bureau. We’ll be reporting big stories and publishing a free weekly newsletter, The Thread, that pulls it all together. The Thread will launch in June. Read more about our plans:
- We're Hiring! Two new full-time leadership positions to guide a fast-growing state-level longform magazine. Managing Editor, $75,000+ salary theassemblync.com/managing-edito… Revenue and Growth Director, $65,000+ salary theassemblync.com/revenue-and-gr… Apply by Jan 28 #journalismjobs
