July 06, 2026
A district judge has said there isn’t sufficient evidence to show that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discriminated against former economics professor Larry Chavis when it fired him in 2024.
Chavis alleged in September 2024 that UNC didn’t renew his contract because he criticized the institution for secretly recording his classes and for its position on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Last week, Catherine C. Eagles, chief judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, issued a summary judgment in favor of UNC saying that poor teaching evaluations were the basis of UNC’s decision to not renew Chavis’s contract, not racial discrimination or retaliation for his public statements.
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