# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CPqdGI1nX5y
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- **Posted:** 2021-06-03T15:38:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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A prominent chemistry professor has withdrawn her tenure application from UNC, citing the ongoing Nikole Hannah-Jones case.

Hannah-Jones, an award-winning journalist, was set to join UNC's journalism faculty in a tenured position. However, the UNC Board of Trustees did not take a vote on her tenure application after concerns were raised about her background.

Dr. Lisa Jones, currently teaching at the University of Maryland, said in a letter to the UNC Department of Chemistry that she "cannot see [herself] accepting a position at a university where this decision stands."

"The news this week that Nikole Hannah-Jones was denied tenure was very disheartening," Jones wrote. "It does not seem in line with a school that says it is interested in diversity."

The Department of Chemistry have since sent a letter to UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and other administrators, saying the inaction on Hannah-Jones tenure application is making it hard to recruit faculty members.

“Her letter, withdrawing her candidacy to join our faculty, is a reflection of what our nation’s minority scholars will be saying about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as they search for job opportunities or consider if this University is still the right fit,” reads the letter, which was signed by department chair Wei You and 36 faculty members within the department.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full letter.

📸: University of Maryland, Alice Vergueiro/Abraji/Creative Commons

#nikolehannahjones #uncchapelhill #chapelhillnc

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