@koriedean

Higher education reporter @TheAssemblyNC. Previously @newsobserver. @UNC + @UNCHussman alum. Reach me at [email protected].

 Raleigh, NC
Joined November 2011
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Pete Thamel
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NEWS: NC State has fired coach Dave Doeren. The firing comes in the wake of a loss at Stanford on Friday night. He went 98-74 over his 14 seasons there. NC State is 3-4 and 1-3 in ACC after the Stanford loss.
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New: Republicans are worried that North Carolina’s reliably red 11th District is on the verge of turning blue. A GOP strategist said the seat in western NC was “a long shot to hold onto this cycle.” w/ @Alex_Roarty & @will_hofmann washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…

How Rough Is It for Republicans? Look at This North Carolina District.

The state’s once safe 11th District is slipping. “Based on early voting, it is a likely Democratic district,” a Republican strategist said.

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After a protester interrupted JD Vance's rally in western NC, the vice president joked he was an illegal immigrant. But 19-year-old Victor Quebrado Perez is a born-and-raised North Carolinian, he told the @newsobserver More on the NC teen's disruption: newsobserver.com/news/politi…

JD Vance joked protester was here illegally. He says he was born and raised in NC

A Hendersonville teen’s protest at JD Vance’s rally went viral after the vice president joked about “illegal border crossings.”

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UNC-Chapel Hill is the latest university to settle with the Trump administration, but it will avoid the major financial penalties the government has imposed on many of its peers. ift.tt/QL7Zixh

UNC-CH Signs ‘Agreement’ With Federal Government Over Alleged Discrimination

UNC-Chapel Hill settled with the Trump administration but will avoid paying the significant financial penalties other universities have faced.

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Republican leaders say proposed constitutional amendments will save taxpayers money, but critics warn of long-term consequences. ift.tt/L1j5zDi

A Taxing Proposal

Republican leaders say proposed constitutional amendments will save taxpayers money, but critics warn of long-term consequences.

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johanna f. still@j__stillOct 15
Employees at Asheboro’s only hospital say its private equity-trained owner hasn’t delivered on promises—and conditions have only gotten worse. @TheAssemblyNC theassemblync.com/news/healt…

Staff Cite Supply, Maintenance, and Paycheck Issues at Randolph Hospital

Employees at Asheboro’s only hospital say its private equity-trained owner hasn’t delivered on promises—and conditions have only gotten worse.

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N.C. State Fair
@NCStateFairOct 14
Yesterday we hosted the Giant Pumpkin and Watermelon Weigh-Off at the N.C. State Fairgrounds! 🎉 Congratulations to our winners: 1st Place Pumpkin: 2,123-pound pumpkin by Albert Rodebaugh of Craigsville, W.Va. 2nd Place Pumpkin: 1,861.8-pound pumpkin by David and Gwen Harris of Blacksburg, Va 3rd Place Pumpkin: 1,422-pound pumpkin by Father-daughter duo Chris and Stella Rodebaugh of Lewisburg, W.Va. North Carolina Winner: 585.4-pound pumpkin by James Cain of King 1st Place Watermelon: 281.6-pound watermelon by Todd Dawson of Garner 2nd Place Watermelon: 257.8-pound watermelon by Andrew Vial of Liberty 3rd Place Watermelon: 251.6-pound watermelon Christopher Kent of Sevierville, Tenn. Come see these ribbon-winners for yourself Oct. 15-25 in the @AgriSupply Expo Center at the N.C. State Fair and learn more in the press release below. See you soon! #NCStateFair Learn more: ncagr.gov/news/press-release…
First place winning Giant Pumpkin by Albert Rodenbough at the NC State Fair.

ALT First place winning Giant Pumpkin by Albert Rodenbough at the NC State Fair.

Second-place winning Giant Pumpkin by David and Gwen at the NC State Fair.

ALT Second-place winning Giant Pumpkin by David and Gwen at the NC State Fair.

Third-place winning Giant Pumpkin by Chris Rodenbough at the NC State Fair.

ALT Third-place winning Giant Pumpkin by Chris Rodenbough at the NC State Fair.

First-place winning watermelon by Clifford Dawson at the N.C. State Fair.

ALT First-place winning watermelon by Clifford Dawson at the N.C. State Fair.

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UNC Police has decided to end the automatic sharing of its Flock camera data with other N.C. law enforcement agencies, UNC Police Chief Brian James announced during a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Monday. bit.ly/4y0fBTb

UNC ends Flock camera data sharing with N.C. law enforcement

After reevaluating the University's 2024 contract with Flock Safety, UNC Police Chief Brian James decided to turn off the automatic data sharing feature.

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UNC Asheville music professor Toby King enters his role as chair of the UNC System Faculty Assembly after a contentious year. ift.tt/W0ibSjP

New UNC System Faculty Chair Wants ‘Best Practices’ for Shared Governance

UNC Asheville music professor Toby King starts as chair of the UNC System Faculty Assembly after a contentious year. We asked him about his priorities.

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NEW @TheAthletic: UNC’s investigation into Bill Belichick’s football program is over. So… now what? Story w/ @BruceFeldmanCFB and @MattBakerCFB on where the Tar Heels stand, and where Belichick’s tenure goes from here: nytimes.com/athletic/7646448…

UNC cleared the mess. Now Bill Belichick has to prove he can actually coach there (Gift Article)

Skepticism still abounds, with one former trustee saying: “We had our five minutes of fame. Now we’re stuck with this problem."

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NEW: In a Texas courtroom Monday, 25 migrant children lined the pews — a 9yo rested her head on the table, a 6yo pretended to fly an airplane, and a 3yo played with the mic. Many in attendance didn't have an attorney — and a 13yo was ordered removed. A look inside, thru sketches.
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Monty Sullivan, the new president of the N.C. Community College System, talks like an evangelist for the schools. ift.tt/mwO4hey

This N.C. College Leader Thinks Two-Year Schools Can Save the Middle Class

Monty Sullivan, the new president of the N.C. Community College System, thinks the schools can get more North Carolinians into jobs.

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The Associated Press
@APSep 24
BREAKING: Judge temporarily blocks U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico and says White House must restore access. apnews.com/article/trump-med…

3 US news outlets return to White House after judge orders Trump to lift ban

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico returned to the White House hours after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of the three news outlets.

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Brian Murphy
@murphsturphSep 24
Former NC State athletic trainer, who had been sued by more than 30 former male athletes, has been indicted and is under arrest, facing charges of sexual battery and sexual contact under guise of medical treatment. wral.com/news/local/former-n…

Former NC State sports medicine director faces dozens of sexual abuse charges after Florida arrest

Robert Murphy Jr. served as NC State’s director of sports medicine for a decade and was previously sued by more than 30 former male athletes. He has now been indicted on criminal charges and arrested.

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The DTH filed a public records request with UNC for email communication between administrators in the days following the attack on Aug. 31 when a white man intruded on a gathering of Black student groups during a “Love Island” watch party in Greenlaw Hall. bit.ly/4Awtkns
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AI titans are gunning for your local news. Do you understand what that means? Time for a reckoning. (Gift link.) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

AI Can’t Hold City Hall Accountable

If AI hasn’t finished off your local newspaper yet, just wait. It will. OpenAI, the company that built ChatGPT, has called itself an “existential threat” to news publishers.

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Republicans took control of the General Assembly 15 years ago and have largely dictated the policy agenda ever since. Is North Carolina better off? A data-driven special report from @TheAssemblyNC. #ncpol theassemblync.com/special-re…

The State of Our State

From wages and taxes to schools, housing, health care, and crime, here's where North Carolina has gained—and lost—ground since 2010, by the numbers.

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Alex Acquisto@AcquistoASep 21
It's been a little over a week since McClatchy's mass layoffs. I wrote about what's at stake when communities lose local journalists. McClatchy laid me off. The need for local journalism didn’t go with me. poynter.org/commentary/2026/…

McClatchy laid me off. The need for local journalism didn’t go with me. - Poynter

I was hired to fill a gap in local news coverage. Seven years later, that gap is widening again.

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Breaking News: Major TV networks — ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC — agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of President Trump after the White House blocked CNN from its duties. nyti.ms/4yLP5O9

Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bars CNN

The move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.

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CNN Communications
@CNNPRSep 21
Joint statement from CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO:
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