they really want to do is escalate this into a fight to put suchan enormous pressure on the unc board of trustees . to me, i have no inside knowledge of what goes on with that board but it would be interesting to see how susceptible to pressurethey are . the full story is that they can't use the pressure to begin with, there was no pressure to begin with and now there's enormous pressure and it will be whether that board has the gumption to fend off. >> can i step in here real quick west and mark and i say this as the publisher of your journals and i tell people i have anundergraduate degree in journalism and a masters degree in history , american history just means i care about the history of journalism . do jen! , the false narrative that surrounds this number one and then to peter! and we will hear later from angela, the false narrative is that she has created about american history and our founding. now we're talking about this person having a five-year contract to teach journalism and yet she hasn't been helpful in trying to set an honest narrative. and also she has actionable academic work

the board of trustees _ must run right away. the board of trustees forwarded - must run right away. ot of experience but deafness. that is when i guess you could say the protest started. someone had the bright idea to, bring buses to block the gates. the rallying cry was "we want a deaf president now! we want a deaf president! the iosters we want a deaf president! the posters at _ we want a deaf president! the posters at the _ we want a deaf president! tie: posters at the front that said honk if you support a deaf president, and of course everybody drove past who saw that sign and honked! honking. then the press started to come and for a week it was the front page of the washington post. other students prepared to continue blocking the entrance as long — continue blocking the entrance as long as they board refuses to meet— as long as they board refuses to meet your demands? “we as long as they board refuses to meet your demands? "we give u . to meet your demands? "we give u- our to meet your demands? "we give op our soul— to meet your demands? "we give up our soul in _ to meet your d

that is, commissioner meetings, not general you see on the board of trustees at a major university. not only was the conservative backlash to the idea of her working -- from activists anelected republicans, but also walte hussman, who is an arkansas dia magnet who graduate of the journasm school who gave $25 million in 2019 which led to the school being named after him in the school agreeing to what he called his core values of journalism into a wall at the university i interviewed hussman and he said he had concerns about the 1619 project and also an essay nikole hannah-jones had on reparations for slavery and he took those conrns although it up the chain. he did not get the answer he wanted from the school's dean o said thank you for your input that we are going to make this decision ourselves. so he went to the chancellor, the vice chancellor who oversees nancial giving and one word member -- one member of the board of trustees. juan: this whole issue of tenure for facult we have seen several battles now in recent years about prestigious diversities not approving tenure for promin

i am lu forster chair of the johns university board of trustees and i want to extend a warm welcome to everyone here this morning to my colleagues of the board to university leadership, to our students and especially to ambassador harbor and most especially to the delegation from germany and our guest of honor, chancellor angle america. today's and i was suspicious day and i am truly delighted to be with all of you here at the paul h. it's the school of advanced international studies to present chancellor medical with our university is highest recognition. an honorary doctorate of humane letters . the purpose of an honorary degree is to recognise and celebrate extraordinary human achievement in a manner that aligns with the values. commitments and aspirations of the johns hopkins university. chancellor merkle joins and luxury, a group of political leaders of germany becoming the 4th since 1976, to receive this honor. and we will hear more detail in a minute. there are strong and enduring bridges between our university and germany . madam chancellor, truly, we are privileged to bestow t

the board of trustees voted to name elisabeth zinser the seventh president of gallaudet. she didn't know anything about deafness. and that's when i guess you could say the protest started. someone had the bright idea to bring buses to block the gates. the rallying cry was "we want a deaf president now! chanting: deaf president now! we want a deaf president! one of the posters out front said "honk if you support a deaf prez", and of course everybody drove past who saw that sign honked. honking. woo! then the press started to come, and for a week it was the front page of the washington post. are the students prepared to continue blocking the entrance as long as the board refuses to meet your demands? "we give up our soul in order to get a deaf president". - the chair of the board was jane bassett spilman. and she came to campus and called a meeting. she wanted to talk and explain her decision. woman: are you going to resign? crosstalk and chanting. she used the word "children", said "you children are making too much noise, i can't communicate if you make so much noise." but

the recommendation bit school's tenure committee, her tenure was initially denied by the unc board of trusteesafter protests from alumni, faculty, and students, the board changed its decision and offered her tenure at the end of june, an offer she then turned down. nikole hannah-jones joins me in and out of nikole, good to see you. since we last talked, boy, you've had a lot going on in your life. i'll get to your decision to go to howard in just a minute. i want to get to some things happening in the news. your 1619 project remains a rallying cry for those at the right. this is south carolina governor kristi noem at the cpac conference. >> the 1619 project, critical race theory, is hate, division, it's not american. it's offensive. we do not have racism in our dan in -- in our dna in this country, we love each other. >> obviously there's a lot to unpack. why do you think republicans interpret your work that way and make it a key part of their politics? >> i think most republicans who say things like that have not bothered to read a single essay in the 1619 project, especially not my opening e

the board of trustees voted to name elisabeth zinser the seventh president of gallaudet.nything about deafness. and that's when i guess you could say the protests started. someone had the bright idea to bring buses to block the gates. the rallying cry was "we want a deaf president now! chanting: deaf president now! we want a deaf president! one of the posters out front said "honk if you support a deaf prez", and of course everybody drove past, saw that sign, honked. honking. then the press started to come, and for a week it was the front page of the washington post. are the students prepared to continue blocking the entrance as long as the board refuses to meet your demands? "we give up our soul in order to get a deaf president". - the chair of the board was jane bassett spilman. and she came to campus and called a meeting. she wanted to talk and explain her decision. woman: are you going to resign? crosstalk and chanting. she used the word "children", said "you children are making too much noise, i can't communicate if you make so much noise." but using the word children

in response to that the race mongers claim the college boards of trustees are themselves racist. t is all they have. naturally the biden administration's full steam ahead with critical race the reason schools, the department of education issued two proposed priorities last month that would direct federal grant money to project the, quote, incorporate racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse perspectives into teaching and learning and promote information literacy. this screens boondoggle, 20 state attorneys general are fighting against these plans that oppose any government funds going to any project that characterizes the united states is irredeemably racist or founded on principles of racism or bias to a particular race or individual because of his or her race. it is my firm belief that democrats will rue the day they linked arms with the marxists on this issue. most suburban women who voted for decent old joe biden didn't think this was part of the bargain and the next time they walk into the voting booth they will have a chance to strike a blow against the racial industr

he is also chairman of the board of trustees of neural kids, a nonprofit that advocates the treatment of children with neurological disorders, underserved areas around the world, and representative smith davis a little bit more about his background in a living in uganda. with that i would like to invite dr. geschwind for his statement. >> good morning, honorable chairwoman bass and ranking member smith, and other members of this subcommittee. i want to really thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. my remarks will be brief and will focus on introducing autism spectrum disorder, which is increasingly being recognized as a major public health challenge here i will summarize the broad effexor and africa. i also refer you to my written remarks which will contain more detail and references. autism was because he thought to be rare but it's a common brain disorder affecting one in 54 children. four times more boys than girls. it's the leading cause of disability in children under five. it's a chronic typically lifelong condition with onset and early infancy which is what

of course in response the race mongers claim the college boards of trustees are themselves racists. well, look, it's all they have. naturally the biden administration is full steam ahead with critical race theory in the schools. the us department of education issued two proposed priorities last month that would direct federal grant money to projects that, quote, incorporate racially, ethnically cul referral diverse perspective into teaching and learning and literacy skills. come on, this screams boone doggle. but they poked the bear, 20 states attorneys general against any project that characterize the united states as racist or founded on principals of racism or that assign fault blame or by as to a particular race or to an individual because of his or her race. folks, it's my firm belief that democrats will rue the day that they linked arms with the marxists on this issue. i think most suburban women who voted for the decent old joe biden didn't think that this was part of the bargain. and the next time they walk into the voting booth, they're going to have a chance to strike a blo

and a member of the board of trustees becky robertson. and now to our guests this evening. my co-moderated ass always is chris reback, the host of chris reback conversation and publishers chris reback newsletter which i made up my former colleagues in congress the as absolute essential in getting through the clutter and denniston what's really going on in the world. you can sign up for the newsletter. chris is also the cofounder of good guys media ventures and host a podcast on politics. science, education, arts, his political wire conversations has been ranked number three in itunes news. and a very special guest this evening, susan page, award-winning washington bureau chief, "usa today" where she writes about politics and th white house, covered seven white house administrations, 11 presidential elections, indicate that the past ten ten presi. she supported from six continents, i don't know what would you k want on the seventh. i don't know what happened to the seventh continent, dozens of foreign countries and and i0 she moderated the

tonight the featured speaker is scott kaufman, who is a francis marion board of trustees scholar and chair of the history department where he teaches american diplomatic and military

her tenure was initially denied by the board of trustees. >> she won the pulitzer prize for her work ces of slavery in the united states. that project has been attacked by conservative critics and politicians and hannah-jones says she was never told why her ten yu was denied, but speaking this morning she suspects politics and race and gender played a role. >> i went through the tenure process and received unanimous approval to be granted tenure. so to be denied it and to have the vote occur on the last possible day at the last possible moment after threat of legal action, after weeks of protest, after it became a national scandal, it is not something that i want anymore. >> hillary rosen is a member of the board of trustees at howard university and a cnn political commentatory. thanks for being with us. we know that she will now be a tenured professor at howard university. you are on the board. i am an alumnus. when i saw the alert this morning i thought to myself, i audibly said, wow. first, the statement this makes for the students of howard university from your perspective? >> wel

just get straight into the presentations and i want to thank everyone from city college, the board of trustees, the administration as well as aft2121 for being here today and participating in this important hearing. and i wanted to see if the president of the city college board of trustees, shanal williams, is available to kick us off. is president williams available? >> through the chair, i did mute a number because we were receiving background noise. miss williams, if it is you that called in, you could press star six to unmute yourself. >> president williams, are you here? it doesn't appear so. in which case let's then start with dr. john al amine, vice chancellor of finance and administration. dr. al amine, are you here? >> yes, ma'am, good morning, supervisor ronen, supervisor mar, good morning all. >> thank you so much for being here. >> certainly. well, as has been highlighted, city college is in a very precarious position this year. we were, as we began budget planning we were looking at budget shortfall which was in excess of $30 million. we began the process of working with not only

unc is not just merely board of trustees, unc are the student that's protested, and -- king who foughtko nikole, named after someone is -- that advanced nikole's package. i believe unc is also the oldest, public university in this country. and what that means is that this too is theft. because this is an institution of black people in north carolina, and our public institutions in general that we pay into, and what has happened is that the black students and the white students and students of all races and creeds at unc has been denied the counsel of arguably the most decorated journalist in america right now. nikol hannah-jones if i can sing her praises is not just the author of "1619" she's a pea body winner, a national magazine winner and as much as i'm happy she's coming to howard i'm sad for those students. >> ha u yeah, no, i am too. listen she spoke at my class and my students were so absolutely mesmerized. i sent them all her book at the end. i have to ask you ta-nehisi, if you look at what nikole role with the 1619 project, look at things adam seerwood has written they've been

absolutely especially when you consider the fact that nikole hannah-jones had been up to the board of trustees the ground work take was necessary for her to be named the night chair of journalism at unc and get tenure like every other night chair had gotten at that point. so, no, there was no need for them to run into this wall. what happened was that, you know, a donor who had influence pushed back on her getting approved for tenure by the board of trustees and managed to jumble the works. that access to be able to even do that, it really shows how structural issues really play into this, that someone who had wealth and money and access and power could deny someone of the ability to teach future journalists about their trade because of her reporting on race. that just really helps undergird the fact that meritocracy, which is one of the biggest arguments against structural racism, this idea that anyone who tries hard enough can succeed in america, really puts the lie to that idea that structural racism doesn't exist. >> brandy, what do you think of just this as another piece of the fall-out f

i met her when she became a member of the board of trustees at the kennedy center. she was an indispensable member in many ways. she is a great writer, person, and she is taken up the cello. watch out, yo-yo ma. david: you shock the into tim's world a few years ago when you said you weren't leaving abc even though you were mostly there biggest profit source on the evening and were moving to netflix which is not a television company. what did you do that? >> i really had been looking at what was going on in the industry. a lot of people were watching things like netflix. i knew what i was watching. i knew what was exciting me and the exciting program was coming from. i was looking for a certain kind of freedom. i had made a particular brand of tv for abc. it was a certain brand of television which i was proud of. i wanted to spread my wings and do more. this was an opportunity to do so. david: one everybody -- when somebody is famous and they move like a baseball player or football player, they go to a different team, they say this person is not as good as their repu

and i do also want to emphasize that i think we've got to celebrate that last week when the board of trusteesally lived up to the responsibility of reviewing her package they voted in favor. it might have been a split vote, but it was in favor of a great journalist, of a great program. and i don't want to forget that. we didn't give up as a faculty and as a school. we wanted nicole here. but as i think you said so well, nicole, we wanted you to come here to do great journalism because professors continue to produce great journalism. we wanted you here to really shape a new generation. we couldn't put the extra burden on you to try to heal everything we need to heal here at the public university, but i won't give up that fight. i know my faculty won't give up that fight and we're united as a campus around the issues that nikole's candidacy brought in a way i've never seen before and i hope we can make things better in the next year and find common ground. it will not be easy. >> your reaction, nikole? >> dean king knows how much i admire and respect her and that's why it was really important i

. >> after careful consideration, the board of trustees has decided that after this fall, mills will no longer enroll new first-year undergraduate students. in addition, mills will most likely confer final degrees in 2023. >> reporter: but four of those trustees filed a lawsuit yesterday, saying the matter was hidden in a consent agenda, a group of housekeeping issues that don't require discussion. alexa pagones with the alumni association said they never intended to authorize shutting down the college. >> aren't they the ones who have to approve something like this, or is it being alleged that that happened with that vote? >> it is being alleged that happened with that vote. >> to actually shut the college down? >> yeah, yeahconsent agenda. >> reporter: the lawsuit is demanding that mills open its books to the alumni association and refrain from taking any further action for 60 days after that information was released. the college's president responded with a statement, saying this lawsuit is a factually incorrect and legally mistaken effort to undermine the confidence in the leaders

pagonis is the vice president of the governing organization that serves to keep the college's board of trustees in check. we represent 25,000 alumni. um and we did do a recent survey and 83% of our alums want to continue forward with the lawsuit and have some transparency? complaint filed out of friday asks a judge to order the college administrators to turn over thousands of pages of financial documents and give the alumni association 60 days to review them. it states. the college has repeatedly denied the alumni associations, numerous requests for financial information. why make it this hard to get this information? well, that that's the that's the big question. why? why indeed? um it is absolutely perplexing. the attorneys representing the mills administrators deny that the college has concealed financial records and wrote in a letter obtained by ktvu, but ample information regarding the colleges. critical financial situation was shared. in a statement sent to ktvu mills college president elizabeth hillman said mills continues to feel confident that combining with northeastern is the best op

the second big change, this one coming from the san jose unified school district board of trustees whicho end. >> school resource officer programs. this after community members called on officials to remove police officers from campuses in the san jose school district students and parents. some of them protested against officers said the district middle schools and high schools been protesting that for nearly a year now many opponents of the school resource officer program we're concerned about the possibility of police misconduct against students on campus, but given recent mass shootings. there are city officials who believe removing police from campuses is a mistake. i do understand what it's like to be criminalized. >> this happened. my whole life. i get that and i do not want any child in any city to be exposed to that. the criminalization of any type because he can impact their psyche and their ability to develop. but equally. i don't want our children to be exposed from external factors that all you have to do is walk around the school. 7 pop the parents to know that those factors

so if a board of trustees operates a company, they vote on what everybody gets. if you don't like to work for the wages of that company, go work somewhere else. as a mom and pop business, i own my own business. if my employees don't want to work for my wage, they couldn't go work somewhere else. but i have to make a living. and when i make money, i buy cars. i've, i've got 2 kids. i'm putting through college. i'm spending my money, i'm not saving it all for me. i'm not going on glamorous trips right now. i'm putting my kids through college. so i'm spending what i make if i don't make it that my kids don't go to college then right. what happens to them, debbie? i think it's a trickle down effect. it is definitely a trickle down effecting and good luck to kids with college of paying attrition bill that i know to say great chatting with you. i'm chatting with you too. thanks so much. well, it's been a rough while, like wildfire season no relief in sight while firefighters are working to battle blazes throughout the western us. pacific gas electric has filed documents

. >> what they realized early on was that the board of trustees is protecting the head of the school our question became who is protecting our children? >> i just have to ask, to end, as melissa slowed her board who seems like a joke, as either one called you to say i'm sorry that we had to punish your kids or has anybody reached out to you directly about your children? >> we actually asked for an appeal and said we are not entitled to any documents or an appeal and the school actually hired itn to very large law firs to represent them. >> one of which, one of the attorneys from one of the large law firms is a board member made the determination to expel our children. >> incredibly the head of the board is our neighbor and i just walked past him the other day and i smiled but he would not even look at me. >> tucker: i hope that cass guy is ashamed of himself. hurting people's kids because you don't like their politics, that's shameful. i appreciate you coming on tonight, truly an outrage. >> thank you tucker, we really appreciate you. thank you so much. >> tucker: so chris rufo is one

process, we have strict rules on impartiality that our staff have to adhere to, cross—party board of trusteesi mentioned before, we make sure we are being transparent about who funds us, so that people can see that and we try and make sure that is from a wide range of sources to maintain our impartiality and independence and as well as that, we are very open to being challenged. we are human fact checkers, we get things wrong on occasion and so we make sure we have a transparent corrections process, people can get in touch with us if they disagree with something we've written, or if they think that we have got something wrong, we'll look at that and publish all those corrections on our website as well. ian, do we even need fact checkers? isn't this, in a way, thejob ofjournalists? i wonder what it says about this kind of growing distrust for journalists, the growing concerns about about everybody having their own reality, their own truth? aren't journalist supposed to check their own facts? journalists should check their own facts, but as we know, journalists operate at very high pressure, ve

. >> other news tonight, the san jose unified school district board of trustees voted to end is schoole officer program. this comes after community members called on officials to remove police officers from campuses within the district students and parents protested against officers at district middle schools and high schools for nearly a year, many opponents of the sro program. we're concerned about the possibility of police misconduct against the students on campus. however, given the recent mass shootings. there are some city officials who believe that removing police from campus is a mistake. i do understand what it's like to be criminalized. this happened. my whole life. i get that and i do not want any child. >> in any city to be exposed to that. the criminalization of any type because he can impact their psyche and their ability to develop. but equally. i don't want our children to be exposed from external factors that all you have to do is walk around the school. 7 pop the parents to know that those factors are real and then on any given day can cause a direct threat. the stude

i first got to meet her when she became on the board of trustees at the kennedy center. there will she was indispensable come in many ways. , in many ways. she's a great writer, a great person, and now she has taken up the cello. watch out, yo-yo ma. shonda, you shocked the entertainment world a few years ago when you said that you were leaving abc, even though you were mostly their biggest profit source, from the entertainment programs in the evening, and were moving to netflix, which is not a television production company but a streaming television company. so, why did you do that? shonda: you know, i really had been looking at what was going on in the industry. you know, television ratings had been sort of slowly lowering. a lot of people were watching things like netflix. i knew what i was watching, and i knew what was exciting me and where it felt like the really exciting programming was coming from. and i also was looking for a certain kind of freedom. you know, i'd been making a very particular brand of television for abc. you know, shonda land on abc was a certai

our board of trustees, these community volunteers, are providing exemplary leadership during uneven economic times. this is the place where dreams are being actualized. one student at a time through our caring support and challenge. thank you for being a good listener, for understanding and responding to a challenge of making community college education a priority. counties deserve a talented workforce, ready to create good, economic partnerships, prosperity in homes and communities. we will be good partners in this endeavor. now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ms. edith sanchez and president joe biden. [applause] >> welcome mr. president and special guest. i'm very honored to be here. my name is edith sanchez. i was raised in harvard, illinois. i'm a first generation latina, with origins in the state of mexico. [applause] >> i'm currently a student trustee and president of latinos unidos and eager to be someone in life. as a latina female i have seen the struggle on my parents to provide a better life for myself and my four siblings. i'm the middle child in a family of seven, and will

. >> they realized early on, our board of trustees is protecting our head of school and so my questionn became his is protecting our children? >> tucker: exactly. i just have to ask, has melissa who really seems like a joke and this head of the board, has either one called you to say i'm sorry we had to punish her kids or where your kids going to school next year, how are they feeling, has anyone reached out to you directly about your children? >> no, we actually asked for an appeal and they said we are not entitled to any documents or an appeal in the school actually hired two very large law firms to represent them. >> one of which -- one of the attorneys from the large law firms is a board member that made the determination to expel our children. >> and strangely, the head of the board is my neighbor and i actually just walked past the other day when i was on a walk and i smiled, but he would not even look at me. >> tucker: i hope he is ashamed of himself. hurting people's kids because you don't like their politics is shameful when i really hope they are ashamed. they appreciate your

trustees who areis joining us ts evening. first and foremost, , the outstanding chair of our board of trustees, pam, the chair of her executive committee richard, and trustees dorothy, brian, suzanne, jean, and tonight one of the nights speakers akhil reed amar who rejoined momentarily on our virtual stage. stage. i would also like s to thank the chairman scalzo. with so very grateful to each and every one of you for your encouragement and support, especially at this challenging time. now then, we are pleased indeed to welcome akhil reed amar to our virtual stage. he is a sterling professor of law in political science at yale university. before joining the faculty declared for judge thehe associe justice stephen breyer when he was judge on the u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit. akhil reed amar is also a regular visiting adjunct professor at columbia law school and the author of the recently released book "the words that made us: america's constitutional conversation, 1760-1840". join us as moderate this evening is richard brookhiser, senior fellow at the "national review" institute, a senior editor of the "national

invite you to join our virtual program joined in conversation by reagan foundation institute board of trustees kathy busch. >> good afternoon i am so pleased to welcome you today for the very special sneak peek at a much-anticipated biography on former first lady nancy reagan, the book, the tramp of nancy reagan written by washington post columnist karen to multi-would be officially released tomorrow and karen has graciously agreed to make the reagan library one of her first thoughts on the book tour. after devouring the book myself, i think readers will agree it's a well researched balanced and insightful look into the life of one of the 20th century's most fascinating consequential figures. in the interest of full disclosure, i thought i would mention that i was privileged to work for the reagans as a young woman. first in the white house and then in los angeles after the reagans left washington. there i was part of their small staff in their vibrant post-presidential life, ultimately serving as a spokesperson and press secretary. it was an incredible adventure in one of the great gifts of m

trustees for joining us this evening. first and foremost as manager of the board of trustees and the chair of executive committee and trusteessuzanne pack. [inaudible]. and one ofan tonight speakers akhil reed amar who will be joining us momentarily on the virtual stage. i would also like to think our chairman counsel and we are so very grateful for each and every one of you for your encouragement and support especially at this challenging time. well then, we are pleased to welcome akhil reed amar back to our virtual stage. yale university law and political science professor and before joining yale faculty, he served for stephenen breyer when he was judge, court of appeals for the fourth circuit. akhil reed amar is also a regular visiting author and yale university law and political science professor. and also his newly released book "the words that made us" americans conversational 1760 - 1840 pretty joining us for moderator this evening is senior fellow at the national institute of senior editor of the national review and the author of numerous books including a history of america's essentialist idea and marshall the man w

of 1991 is the vice president of the governing organization that serves to keep the college's board of trustees are 20 board of governors and we represent 25,011 e. um and we did do a recent survey and 83% of our alums want to continue forward with. lawsuit and have some transparency. a complaint filed on friday asks a judge to order the college administrators to turn over thousands of pages of financial documents and give. it states. e has repeatedly denied the al for financial information. they say without them lum knee are also up against a ticking clock. northeastern university has begun formal talks to acquire mills as one of its many satellite campuses. why make it this hard to get thi well, thats the that's the big question. why? why indeed? um, it is absolutely perplexing. the attorneys representing the mills administrators deny that the college has concealed financial records and wrote in a letter obtained by ktvu, but ample information regarding the colleges. critical financial situation was shared and the additional requests for more documentation are irrelevant. in a statement sent

. >> reporter: after public outcry and student protests the board of trustees took up a vote to offero you suppose they right away department offer you tenure? what do you think the reason is? >> what has been reported is there was a great deal of political interference by conservatives who don't like the work that i've done, particularly the 1619 project. >> her project aimed to re-examine american slavery and its impact on society, policies, and the legal system. it earned her journalism's highest honor, the pulitzer prize. >> do you think this had anything do with miss hannah-jones' 1619 probably? >> i'm sure it had some impact. >> reporter: it's long been criticized by republicans including former president donald trump. >> this project rewrites american history to teach our children that we were founded on the principle of oppression, not freedom. nothing could be further from the truth. >> there are 13 members of unc's board of trustees who voted on hannah-jones' tenure. four are controlled by the house and state senate. ralph meekins says he thinks it was poor communication, no

of 1991 is the vice president of the governing organization that serves to keep the college's board of trustees in check. there are 20 board of governors and we represent 25,000 alumni. um and we did do a recent survey and 83% of our alums want to continue forward with. the lawsuit and have some transparency and complaint filed on friday asks a judge to order the college administrators to turn over thousands of pages of financial documents and give the alumni association 60 days to review them. has repeatedly denied the alumni associations numerous requests for financial information. they say without them, they can't assess the fiduciary health of the college alumnae are also up against a ticking clock. northeastern university has booked and formal talks to acquire mills as one of its many satellite campuses. why make it this hard to get this information? well, that that's the that's the big question. why? why indeed? um it is absolutely perplexing. the attorneys representing the mills administrators deny that the college has concealed financial records and wrote in a letter obtained by ktvu, b

board of trustees agreed to grant tenure to the pulitzer prize winner after declining to hold the issue school faculty. in a statement after the vote, they defended their handling of the situation. >> members of this board have endured false claims and have been called the most unpleasant of names over the past few weeks. therefore, i believe that this board has earned the right to set the record straight. there have been days we have wrongly questioned this university's commitment to academic freedom and open scholarly inquiry. let me be per febfectly clear. we embrace and endorse educational freedom. >> controversy around her appointment related to her 1619 project which exposes the legacy of slavery in this country, the project drew criticism from conservatives, including former president donald trump. thousands of faculty and students spoke out in support of nicole hannah-jones and many praised her work while criticizing the university's actions. han hannah-jones has said she would not work for the university unless she was granted tenure. we get her ♪ it's janet, miss jackson if yo

and the board of trustees at the university of north carolina at chapel hill has voted to grant tenure to incoming journalism professor nikole hannah-jones ending a bitter weekslong dispute. the pulitzer prize winning journalist is best known for her work at "the new york times" where she produced the 1619 project, an interactive project that reexamines the legacy of slavery. the university initially denied her tenure after a prominent donor raised issues about her work on the 1619 project. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. when we come back, donald rumsfeld, considered the chief architect of the iraq war, died at the age of 88. the defense secretary for about presidents george w. bush and gerald ford. his critics say he presided over systemic torture, massacres of , and illegal wars. we will look at his legacy with retired colonel andrew bacevich, whose son was killed in iraq. he is president of the antiwar think tank the quincy institute. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "so long, so long" by c

it's coming following allen weisselberg's indictment and resignation from the board of trustees thatwhen it comes to donald trump's other children, an indictment filed earlier this month against the organization and against weisselberg was not heavy on names, but did list seven trump org companies, including one where ivanka trump head an executive role for eight years. joining me to -- barbara, thanks for joining us on this. first your reaction of the organization. >> you know, when trump said it would be his two sons and allen, i said, you know, allen knows something. i don't know about don junior. he comes across as not being very bright, in addition to ridiculous opinions, and using words that are inflammatory. i don't know how had he would know the business. he started out as an executive vice president of something. i just don't see it. hopefully there are people in lower positions that might be able to pick things up. >> does this put him more at risk now that he's heading up the company. i don't know, in terms of that, whether it pus it more at risk. the moment is past, not p