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Last month, the UNCW Faculty Senate officially voted to dissolve the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. That committee was officially a part of the Senate’s bylaws, so the vote required a two-thirds majority. While the meeting minutes only mentioned that the motion carried, a university spokesperson said the vote was 58-5.
The Newsroom
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On this episode, Rachel Keith sits down with Ray Funderburk III, who recently settled with Cape Fear Community College three years after he was ousted from its board of trustees. Plus, Kelly Kenoyer talks with UNCW economist Mouhcine Guettabi about potential economic impacts of a toll bridge over the Cape Fear River, which is looking increasingly likely.
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- Bear aware: Why a black bear was spotted in Wilmington, and what to do if you see one
- Is The Endowment quietly turning down nonprofits if the city and county won't help fund grants?
- UNC Health’s Ernie Bovio on plans for a new hospital in Wilmington
- Are you a teacher or state employee? Here’s what the budget proposal could mean for you.
- Pre-trial motions wrap after second day, Tru Colors case heads into jury selection
- Cape Fear Housing Coalition hosts Wake County speaker on addressing housing crisis
- A joint trial for two suspects in the high-profile Tru Colors case begins in New Hanover County
- What a toll bridge would mean for the Cape Fear region's economy
- Here are the ‘one-time tools’ New Hanover County used to make this year’s recommended budget work
- Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on Novant's straight C's, NHC Elections Director's response, and NHCSO's Orwellian quote
- Sunday Edition: An Unsettling Story
- Good Shepherd opens The Sparrow, a new permanent supportive housing complex in Wilmington
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
- Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
- "Taking Flight"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
- Commentary: Patricia Dew “Public Libraries For All”
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Craig Snow of the Cape Fear Chordsmen
- Commentary: Robert Leddy "Wright Brothers"
- MT Bottles on the Wilmington comedy scene, fatherhood, and his approach to making people laugh
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Choral Society, "Disaster!" and Bo Webb
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Beth Crookham & The People
- Commentary: "280th Anniversary of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Defeat" Alan Sturrock
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Lee's Surrender"
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Why you should care about 2 power companies merging. Hint: affordability
- Son of radicals, Zayd Ayers Dohrn details a childhood underground and on the run
- The Supreme Court avoids taking up a fight over Voting Rights Act enforcement for now
- Judge dismisses Trump's IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement
- Alabama march traces path of the civil rights movement while gearing up for new fight
- Why the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level
- It takes a village – or a Phoenix suburb – to wrangle a wayward tortoise
- When times are hard, we eat more beans. And it's happening again now
- In Georgia primary, Republicans dominate spending and Democrats drive record turnout
- UFC CEO Dana White on the growth of the sport and the upcoming White House bout
State News
- Greensboro Police Department publicly releases body camera footage of 2025 fatal shooting
- NC's right to work, right to farm constitutional amendments start to move in State Senate
- North Carolina State Parks cut half its seasonal positions due to inflation, low fee revenue
- FEMA approved a $25 million water upgrade for Asheville. The city needs about $260 million more to prepare for the next disaster.
- Childcare crisis in Stokes County exacerbates teacher shortage
- Asheville Regional Airport opens new rental car facility
- The Siamese Twins were among North Carolina's first Asian immigrants. Now, their descendants are keeping their story alive
- State warns I-77 toll project would lose funding if support is withdrawn
- How UNC Pembroke is addressing a shortage of science and math teachers in rural NC
- After 25 years of planning and construction, Greensboro's Downtown Greenway is complete
