Protests Erupt Over UNC Board’s Decision To Shutter Poverty Center

University of North Carolina students and faculty raucously protested the board of governors’ vote Friday to disband a poverty-focused think-tank led by a critic of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and the GOP-controlled state legislature.

The UNC board also voted to close a center studying biodiversity at East Carolina University and one focused on civic engagement at North Carolina Central University.

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