Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

'It is time for a change': Hussman students react to school's accreditation status

By Reagan Allen | July 3

After a journalism evaluation agency granted provisional accreditation status to the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, the DTH spoke with current ...

UNC highlights eight members of campus community with 2022 Diversity Awards

By Reagan Allen | May 23

There were eight recipients of the University's annual 2022 Diversity Awards, which are part of an effort to honor those who help promote diversity, equity ...

Breaking down the meaning of the Hussman school's provisional accreditation status

By Zoe Frederick | May 16

The Hussman School of Journalism and Media was granted provisional accreditation status by an international professional journalism evaluation agency. ...

Column: Hussman’s provisional accreditation is not “unexpected”

By Caitlyn Yaede | May 4

"Despite immediate, and understandable, outrage at the profoundly irresponsible administration that allowed this to happen, we shouldn’t be surprised ...

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Here are the results of The Daily Tar Heel's third internal DEI audit

By Clay Morris | April 11

This latest audit — completed between Oct. 25 and Dec. 12 — asked our staff their opinions on the state of diversity, equity and inclusion at ...

Diversity committee discusses 'Tarred Healing' photo story, vice chancellor plagiarism

By Zoe Frederick | March 20

The UNC Committee on Community and Diversity discussed recent news, including Vice Chancellor of Research Terry Magnuson's plagiarism incident published ...

Diversity committee discusses department hiring, faculty mentoring resources

By Brianna Atkinson | February 15

At its Feb. 14 meeting, the Committee on Community and Diversity met to discuss results from UNCu2019s 2018 Collaborative On Academic Careers in Higher ...

'Built on love:" Rise Biscuits to open new location in Chapel Hill

By Ethan E. Horton | November 21

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, a Triangle-founded biscuit and donut chain, is opening its first Chapel Hill location in March.

Column: Students in Greek Life aren’t too young to learn about race

By Caitlyn Yaede and Zari Taylor | November 18

"It’s a privilege to even have the opportunity to have these issues explained rather than learning as you go as someone who lives with the consequences ...

Letter to the Editor: Been there, done that — I'm not a token faculty hire

November 11

"I’ve been asked repeatedly if the UNC communications department hired me as a token after they received flack over their abysmally low number of minority ...

'I'm not a priority here': Students express concerns about campus accessibility

By Jade Neptune | October 26

First-year Eleanor Bolton said that accessibility is not a reality for students with disabilities at UNC.

Column: Welcome (again) to Elevate

By Maydha Devarajan | September 7

"It’s important for us to start the work of moving beyond transactional relationships with our community and decentralizing the power held by the DTH ...

University Libraries launches Reckoning Initiative to advance anti-racism work

By Jennifer Tran | May 31

Elaine Westbrooks, vice provost for University Libraries and University librarian, said that prior to the pandemic, the Libraries held an exhibition examining ...

Column: Our second diversity audit is up. Here’s what we plan to do better.

By Brittany McGee and Heidi Pérez-Moreno | May 17

Although the lack of changes from last semester to this semester are disheartening, the results from The Daily Tar Heel's newsroomwide diversity audit ...

Column: Meet the DTH's next elevate editor

By Maydha Devarajan | May 4

University Desk Senior Writer Maydha Devarajan will be the DTH's elevate editor for the 2021-22 school year.

Column: Meet the DTH's next diversity, equity and inclusion officer

By Clay Morris | May 3

Rising junior Clay Morris, a senior writer for the University Desk, will be the DTH's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for the 2021-22 school year. ...

Column: UNC has a diversity problem

By Aditi Kharod | April 27

Many classes at UNC are seriously lacking in diversity. But in discussion-based courses, the diversity of experience of our classmates is paramount.

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Fourth candidate for vice provost for equity and inclusion presents platform

By Charlotte Geier | April 7

Wednesday wrapped up the final open forum in the search for the University’s new vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer. ...

Asian American Center and Carolina Asia Center host event on improving race relations

By Kaitlyn Dang | April 6

The AAC and Carolina Asia Center intend to introduce a wide variety of speakers, academics and activists in this series to discuss the complex interracial ...

CAPS does not have any AAPI counselors. These students seek to change that.

By Praveena Somasundaram | April 6

AAPI community members have the lowest help-seeking rate of any racial or ethnic group according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Studies over ...