N.C. Democrats Are Campaigning in Classrooms

James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^ | November 17, 2025 | Michael C. Behrent

[karpov]

Of the many controversies currently raging in higher education, few arouse as much passion as the place of politics in universities. For years, the Right denounced the Left’s dominance over campus culture. After Donald Trump’s reelection, it was the Left’s turn to cry political interference. The North Carolina General Assembly has attempted to address this issue by mandating a policy of institutional neutrality in the University of North Carolina System, though even this policy is sometimes viewed with suspicion.

Yet, amid this controversy, there has usually been agreement on one point: Overt campaigning on behalf of a candidate or party, though permissible on campus, cannot be allowed in the classroom. Most UNC campuses have explicit policies forbidding such activity. Yet some political organizations have found workarounds to avoid these prohibitions, allowing them to promote their interests in taxpayer-funded educational contexts.

On Wednesday, August 27, I received an email that seemed to have been blind copied to other Appalachian State faculty, as well. It was sent from an App State email address to my App State email address. The sender identified himself as a student “volunteer” for the Watauga County Voting Rights Task Force, which he described as “a local nonpartisan organization fighting for every person’s ability and right to vote” (italics in original). The student noted, “We do not engage with candidates or political issues.” He requested permission to visit my class—and those of other faculty to whom the email was sent—to discuss how to register to vote. The email said: “We understand your time is limited, so we only ask for five minutes at the beginning or end of your class. If you would like to invite one of our representatives for a brief presentation, please respond with the location, and preferred date and time for our visit.”

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TOPICS: Education; Politics
KEYWORDS: college

[Steely Tom]

“Neutrality” is “acting white.”

[CFW]

Speaking of N.C, MULTIPLE elementary schools in Charlotte, NC are reporting a whopping 65% of their students are ABSENT now that Border Patrol are conducting raids nearby.

[Bonemaker]

A whole bunch of northeastern filth must have moved to NC and brought their rotten politics with them.