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The College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor with ties to an anti-fascist gun group has been reinstated after being positioned on administrative go away earlier this week over considerations that he was voicing assist for political violence.
“The College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has carried out a radical risk evaluation of Educating Affiliate Professor Dwayne Dixon primarily based on current stories and expressions of concern that he’s an advocate for political violence,” Vice Chancellor for Communications and Advertising and marketing Dean Stoyer stated in a press release Friday.
Following the conclusion of the investigation, school officials stated they “discovered no foundation to conclude that he poses a risk to College college students, workers and school, or has engaged in conduct that violates College coverage.”
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UNC professor Dwayne Dixon outdoors his dwelling in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Fox Information Digital)
A consultant of the American Academy of College Professors speaks on the rally in assist of UNC professor Dwayne Dixon in entrance of the South Constructing on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Huseyin Tuna/The Day by day Tar Heel)
“Because of this, the College is reinstating Professor Dixon to his college duties, efficient instantly,” Stoyer added.
Dixon was positioned on administrative go away earlier this week after Fox Information Digital reported on his involvement with Redneck Revolt, a corporation established in 2016 and described by the Counter Extremism Venture as a “far-left group” that “stands in opposition to capitalism and the idea of the nation-state, together with its symbols similar to police, prisons and courts.”
In accordance with the Counter Extremism Venture, Redneck Revolt is “an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Membership,” which prompted outcry final week after posting flyers at Georgetown College celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Dwayne Dixon outdoors his dwelling in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Dixon is a professor at UNC Chapel Hill who had been placed on go away for his alleged advocacy of politically motivated violence. (Fox Information Digital)
Fox Information Digital beforehand obtained a video of a 2018 panel hosted by Harvard College’s Carr-Ryan Heart for Human Rights, through which Dixon spoke for about half-hour about Redneck Revolt’s presence on the 2017 Unite the Proper rally in Charlottesville, whereas advocating for armed political motion – painted as self-defense – in opposition to White supremacists, Nazis and fascists. He went on to explain the “far-right” as “stuffed with murderous rage,” however at no level outlined the time period “far-right.”
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Demonstrators gathered in entrance of South Constructing to point out assist for UNC Professor Dwayne Dixon in Chapel Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Huseyin Tuna/The Day by day Tar Heel)
“Let the Nazis assemble and converse in public, and they’ll assault you, after which they will come for the individuals you’re keen on,” stated Dixon. “To paraphrase Robert F. Williams … Robert F. Williams of Monroe, North Carolina, my wrestle is in opposition to White supremacy, not for civil rights. I am right here to smash White supremacist capitalism, not defend civil society.”
The video was initially posted to the middle’s YouTube web page on Feb. 3, 2018, and remained public till Fox Information Digital’s Monday report that Dixon had been positioned on administrative go away.
The preliminary choice to sideline Dixon sparked an uproar on UNC’s campus, with members of the college’s neighborhood rallying in assist – and in opposition to – the professor on Wednesday.
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Asian research professor Dwayne Dixon speaks at an anti-fascism rally at UNC on Feb. 21, 2018. (Chichi Zhu/The Day by day Tar Heel)
Dozens of scholars and school members convened in entrance of the varsity’s South Constructing, with many people sporting masks and holding flags, WRAL reported.
Indicators saying “Reinstate Dixon” and “UNC, Cease Taking Orders From Fascists” have been reportedly positioned on the constructing’s steps as people from varied campus organizations spoke to the group.
“I am 100% OK with this demonstration right here as a result of I am a free speech advocate, and I believe that even when it is not one thing I agree with, I believe everybody has a proper to battle for what they imagine in,” Jack D’Entremont, a UNC pupil and member of the UNC GOP and native Turning Level chapters, advised WRAL. “However you battle with phrases, you do not battle with calls to violence or precise violence, and I believe there’s plenty of room for schooling right here for everybody concerned.”
Undated file picture of College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Dwayne Dixon. (WRAL)
The choice to take away – and subsequently reinstate – Dixon comes as officers all through the nation want to flip down the temperature surrounding violent political rhetoric following the current assassination of Kirk and an assault on a Dallas ICE facility by a gunman who allegedly possessed left-wing views.
“The common pupil [at UNC] might be going to be in assist or not upset by what occurred to Kirk and it is terrible,” D’Entremont advised WRAL. “No matter his beliefs, you should not be killed on your beliefs, particularly ‘trigger actions have been nothing however good, all he did was speak to individuals. In case you’re glorifying it, individuals have a proper to be upset by that.”
Dixon beforehand faced misdemeanor charges on account of his participation in Redneck Revolt, although he has not been convicted. In 2018, he was charged with easy assault on the evening a Accomplice statue, named “Silent Sam,” was torn down on the UNC campus, however the expenses have been later dropped.
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He additionally confronted a gun crime cost stemming from his connection to an anti-KKK protest in close by Durham, North Carolina, at which the KKK was current.
Each Dixon and Redneck Revolt have been sued by town of Charlottesville after the Unite the Proper rally, with town accusing the group of violating anti-paramilitary legislation.
On Wednesday, Redneck Revolt posted a message to its web site saying that the group disbanded in 2019. A web page highlighting Dixon’s activism below a tab known as “Evaluation” was additionally eliminated, however has been archived.
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Dixon is a educating affiliate professor of Asian and Center Jap Research on the college, in response to his biography web page. He’s set to return to his college duties instantly.
“The College continues to reaffirm its dedication to rigorous debate, respectful engagement, and open dialogue in assist of free speech, whereas fulfilling our duty to guard the bodily security of the Carolina neighborhood,” Stoyer added.
Fox Information Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
