Without warning or departmental consultation, University facilities workers boarded up a student-created mural depicting Palestinian resilience, following orders from Chancellor Lee Roberts and Interim Provost Jim Dean. Published in The Daily Tar Heel on Aug. 22, 2025.
This resulted in two follow up stories. First on Aug. 29, 2025 when mural was reported to be damaged beyond repair during removal and again on Sept. 8 after after vandalism was reported on campus, echoing mural phrasing.
