UNC-Chapel Hill spent roughly $1.2 million on an outside investigation into its School of Civic Life and Leadership, then decided the campus community would not get to see what the lawyers found. The review, led by the law firm K&L Gates and focused on a school that opened under heavy scrutiny in 2024, has wrapped up. University officials now say the full report will stay under wraps, a move that is cranking up long-running questions about transparency as faculty critics keep pressing for details.
Cost and contractor
The university says the independent review cost about $1.2 million and was paid from UNC’s endowment rather than state funds, according to The News & Observer. The North State Journal reported similar figures and noted the review…..