Here's how UNC is celebrating American Indian Heritage Month
Many campus groups and groups around the state are hosting events to celebrate American Indian Heritage Month.
DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
Postdoctoral diversity fellow makes her homecoming to UNC
Danielle Purifoy spent many weekends at UNC during middle and high school as part of the North Carolina Math and Science Education Network, a program to introduce students to STEM fields. This year, Purifoy returned to the University as a fellow of the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity.
'Wrench Night' aims to create gender inclusive space for bicyclists
Nestled in Carrboro is a bike repair shop that offers so much more than tire repairs and chain oiling. It's a place where women, femme, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals can feel empowered and at home.
Meet one of your 2018 diversity fellows: Sarah Mills
Second-year postdoctoral trainee from the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Sarah Mills is one of the five 2018 diversity fellows from the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity.
UNC National Black Society of Engineers chapter hosts summit for N.C. universities
Members of the National Society of Black Engineers filled Strum Auditorium on Saturday, all of whom hoped to gain professional development and networking skills. In addition to being aspiring engineers, these individuals are students from universities across North Carolina.
Robeson County activists challenge Atlantic Coast Pipeline
“It’s not natural, it’s not green, it’s not clean and it certainly won’t be cheap. It is the last gasp and grasp of the entire fossil fuel industry.”
Southern Oral History Program aims to give a voice to untold stories
The Southern Oral History Program online database allows students to look back into the lives 6,000 people in the American South.
Column: End the 'Model Minority' myth
"Why should poorer Asians be held up to the same racial stereotypes as their wealthier counterparts?"
‘Why not me?’: N.C. House Reps reflect on what Year of the Woman means to them
The lack of gender diversity in politics can only be fixed by new, diverse candidates running — women should recognize they can be in positions of power, and then they just have to "step up and take it".
'More could be done': UNC students celebrate Latinx Heritage Month
Members of the Carolina Latinx Collaborative hope that UNC’s Latinx Heritage Month will have a positive impact on Latinx representation not only on campus, but across N.C.
UNC Latinx Education Research Hub losing on-campus space is nothing new, members say
The University took away the Hub’s former space in UNC's School of Education in mid-July.
Carolina Asia Center wants to start conversations with 'Crazy Rich Asians' screening
“Is it that Hollywood represents reality, or is reality conforming to Hollywood?"
Welcome to the world of La Borinqueña: The Puerto-Rican superhero you need to know
Everyone is asked that one icebreaker question, "If you could be any superhero, who would you be?" Until now, there hasn't been a superhero that celebrates the Latinx college student. Comic book writer Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez is coming to UNC to share his unique archetype with students and the Latinx community.
Column: Change the culture at DTH and apply for staff
Opinions assistant editor Ramishah Maruf on a new year of learning and leading the DTH voice.
VIEWPOINTS: Newsrooms must reflect the communities they serve
THE ISSUE: Conversations on the issue of diversity within The Daily Tar Heel have been circling the office for a while, but the way to go about solving this problem remains a point of debate. Two writers for the DTH offer their opinion on the concept of a diversity quota.
UW-Madison faces racist history as UNC does the same
An investigative report on the university’s student organizations after the events in Charlottesville, V.A. in August 2017 found two student organizations called The Ku Klux Klan that existed in the early 1900s.
UNC collaborates with American Talent Initiative to make college more affordable
The American Talent Initiative is collaborating with universities across the country—including UNC—to make their institutions more accessible for low-income students as they are still underrepresented at universities.
UNC minority enrollment rate does not reflect state demographics
As of fall 2017, UNC had a 7.8 percent enrollment rate for Black students and a 7.5 percent enrollment rate for Hispanic students, unrepresentative of their populations in the state overall.
Black Student Movement welcomes new wave of leadership
Alex Robinson and Qieara Lesesne, both rising seniors, have been elected to lead BSM as the new vice president and president.
