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UNC Alumni Free
Speech Alliance
Mission and Leadership
Our Story
In 2021, a group of alumni, concerned about unrest on university campuses nationwide, raised alarms about similar challenges at their cherished alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill. They established the UNC Alumni Free Speech Alliance to promote a campus environment where free expression, robust debate, and diverse viewpoints are actively protected and fostered.
The Alliance has advocated for changes to the University’s free speech and related policies, sponsored nationally renowned speakers, panels, and discussions and supported campus organizations with similar goals, including the UNC Students Free Speech Alliance.
UNC AFSA is part of a network of similar organizations at nearly 30 colleges and universities across the country. More information about them can be found at Alumni Free Speech Alliance.
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UNC AFSA is an independent, non-partisan organization led by UNC Alumni. It is not affiliated with the University nor its governing bodies.
Leadership
Our Board of Directors Represent a Wide Range of Alumni
​John Bruce – Chair, 1975 & JD 1978, Raleigh, NC
John Cohen - 1978, Greensboro, NC
Allen Corey - 1978, Chattanooga, TN
David Frost - 1980, Chapel Hill, NC
Frank Hill - 1978, Raleigh, NC
Maggie Horzempa - 2019, Raleigh, NC
Steven Long – 1982, Raleigh, NC
Doug Monroe - 1978, Richmond, VA
Robert Poitras – 1994, Chapel Hill, NC
Carter Pope - 1978, Atlanta, GA
Jenna Robinson - 2006 & M.A./PhD 2012, Cary, NC
Harrington Shaw- 2024, Arlington, VA
Blair Shwedo - 1979, Charlotte, NC
Kendall Williams - 2020 & JD 2023, Greenville, NC
Mission and Vision
UNC AFSA’s mission is to promote and defend free speech, academic freedom, and viewpoint diversity at UNC-Chapel Hill.
UNC AFSA envisions UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty and administration embracing free speech, academic freedom, and viewpoint diversity, ensuring the university is an open forum for the balanced pursuit of truth and knowledge and the advancement of society. UNC-CH will once again become a beacon for Lux Libertas.