Auburn’s board moved to take full curricular control and dissolve the Faculty Senate, aligning its policy actions with the state’s HB 580 framework, according to reporting around the institution’s governance shift. At UNC-Chapel Hill, faculty governance concerns resurfaced after the board refused to approve a tenured appointment for Kiran Asher in women’s and gender studies, adding to scrutiny of the board’s earlier tenure actions. A commentary cited the board’s lack of academic expertise and the resulting uncertainty in personnel decisions. Together, the developments put a spotlight on how state-directed governance rules and board decisions are reshaping faculty participation in core academic processes—curriculum oversight and tenure approvals—at public institutions.