The Greensboro HBCU left its longtime sports conference in a quest to raise its profile. Some alums wonder whether it’s lost part of its identity.
Kate Sheppard
Kate Sheppard is the executive editor of The Assembly Network. She was previously a senior enterprise editor at HuffPost, a reporter at Mother Jones, and taught journalism and innovation at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Posted inElections
Inside the ‘Election Integrity’ Efforts Targeting North Carolina
A new group is scaling up old tactics to hunt for voter fraud — and putting new burdens on election officials.
Posted inHigher Education
Behind the Scenes: The Dallas Morning News’ UNC Story
The Assembly talks to Ari Sen about his story on UNC-Chapel Hill’s social media surveillance of students.
Posted inCulture
Who’s Your People?
What the story of North Carolina’s Lumbee reveals about race, identity, and who does—and does not—count as “Native.”
Posted inPlace
A Tale of Two Skylines
Four decades after committing to a dense, towering downtown, Charlotte has a lot of lessons to offer Raleigh.
Posted inMedia
Behind the Scenes on The New Yorker’s TRU Colors Story
The Assembly talks to Charles Bethea about his story on the Wilmington brewery and its connection to gang violence.
