Former Provost Sues UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Over Closed Meetings

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As this is an active legal matter, the University will not provide comment while the case is pending.”Tenure has become a flashpoint between UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and trustees this year. But once in closed session, Clemens says, the board did not discuss individual cases. “Preyer claimed Clemens had ‘betrayed’ the Board by inappropriately disclosing closed session discussions to faculty and had ‘denigrated’ trustees,” the suit says. Sending a SignalThe lawsuit also alleges that the board has systematically violated public records and open meetings laws. (McKenzie has also represented The Assembly in public records cases.)