UNC Professor Put on Leave After Allegedly Advocating for Political Violence

Officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill placed Professor Dwayne Dixon on leave Monday while the university investigates his “alleged advocacy of politically motivated violence,” said Dean Stoyer, UNC Chapel Hill’s vice chancellor for communications and marketing. Dixon, an associate professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies, used to be a member of Silver Valley Redneck Revolt, a chapter of the antifascist, antiracist, anticapitalist political group Redneck Revolt. Redneck Revolt disbanded in 2019 and has no active chapters, according to its website. Through all these events, Dixon remained employed at UNC Chapel Hill. The answer is convoluted, but it begins with fliers on the Georgetown University campus.