UNC professor on administrative leave due to alleged advocacy for 'politically motivated violence,' university says

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – A professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was placed on administrative leave this week as the school opens an investigation into reports of concern about his alleged advocacy for “politically motivated violence,” the university said on Wednesday.

UNC-Chapel Hill leaders confirmed to CBS 17 that Dr. Dwayne Dixon is on leave “effective immediately.”

Dixon works as a professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the university.

UNC-Chapel Hill Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing Dean Stoyer released the following statement concerning Dixon:

“The University of North Carolina has informed Dr. Dwayne Dixon, professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, that he has been placed on administrative leave, effectively immediately, fo