AIM’s NC State Investigation Continues to Drive Coverage in The News & Observer

May 20, 2026

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Fired NC State Pride Center leader lands a job. He’s staying in the Triangle.

By Jane Winik Sartwell Updated May 20, 2026 5:01 PM

Jae Edwards, former assistant director of NC State’s Pride Center, was suddenly fired by the university in February after the activist group Accuracy in Media surreptitiously recorded him talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion — and posted the interaction on social media. Edwards, who had won the Pride of the Wolfpack award weeks before his firing, was crushed by the loss of his job. “I miss my students,” Edwards told the N&O in March. “It’s just shocking. … I very much loved my job and the impact I was able to make.”

Read the rest of The News & Observer’s article here.

 

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