UNC Reinstates Professor After Threat Assessment
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced it has reinstated Teaching Associate Professor Dwayne Dixon after completing a threat assessment prompted by reports he advocated armed political action. Dixon had been placed on administrative leave earlier this week following reporting about his ties to the group Redneck Revolt and a 2018 Harvard panel; Vice Chancellor Dean Stoyer said the university found no basis to conclude Dixon poses a threat or violated university policy and restored him to teaching duties effective immediately.
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🔍 Key Facts
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conducted a threat assessment and reinstated Teaching Associate Professor Dwayne Dixon effective immediately (announcement made Oct. 1–2, 2025).
- Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing Dean Stoyer issued a statement saying the review 'found no basis to conclude that he poses a threat to University students, staff and faculty, or has engaged in conduct that violates University policy.'
- Dixon had been placed on administrative leave earlier this week after reporting tied him to Redneck Revolt and surfaced a 2018 Harvard-panel video in which he discussed armed activism against white supremacists.