NCCU

The original letter contained numerous citations, fully documenting all claims. Unfortunately, I couldn't get them formatted properly, so I deleted them. My apologies.
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Dean Raymond Pierce
North Carolina Central University School of Law
640 Nelson Street
Durham, NC 27707

*via electronic mail

August 29, 2011

Dear Dean Pierce:

I am writing to implore you to vote against accepting the invitation from the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law to house a center at NCCU School of Law. I value the name of North Carolina Central University School of Law; I value what that name means. I believe an alliance with the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law would tarnish the name of North Carolina Central University School of Law and is not in the best interests of its current students, its alumni, or the community at large.

More puppies for the mill? This alert via anonymous email.

Art Pope is putting together a Constitutional Law Center at NC Central University's Law School. It is his existing NC Institute of Constitutional Law, but is being put at the law school and will focus on 1868 Constitution and Reconstruction/civil rights and other history issues. It will work with the history and business departments thus giving Pope even broader influence at NCCU. Bob Orr will be director.

I’ve only ever seen Dr. Tyrone Hayes speak once, but it left an impression. What a smart, well spoken, impassioned, and all around cool guy! What important work he’s doing, and what a horrible and fantastic story he has to tell about corporate influence over science and speaking truth to power!

I’m thrilled to be heading up the team that’s bringing Dr. Hayes to speak in North Carolina next week. He’ll be giving a presentation titled From Silent Spring to Silent Night: Pesticides, the link between amphibian declines and cancer, and what you should know on the campus of NC Central University on Thursday, March 8th at 7 PM. That morning, he will also be speaking to an audience of Durham middle and high school students at NCCU. It’s not too late to register to attend either presentation, so get on it!