"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 — which has often presented itself as a larger-than-life institution."
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Elaine Westbrooks, vice provost for University Libraries and University librarian, said that prior to the pandemic, the Libraries held an exhibition examining the historical role of science in creating concepts of race, as well as other exhibitions meant to demonstrate active commitment to the equity and inclusion work stated in the Libraries' framework. “You should belong,” Westbrooks said. “You’ve earned the right to be here, and we want to ensure that you belong, you’re represented and you’re treated equitably.”
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Although the lack of changes from last semester to this semester are disheartening, the results from The Daily Tar Heel's newsroomwide diversity audit show we need to do much better in recruiting a diverse staff for the 2021-22 academic year.
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University Desk Senior Writer Maydha Devarajan will be the DTH's elevate editor for the 2021-22 school year.
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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.
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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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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. Leah Cox, the current vice president for inclusion and institutional equity at Towson University, presented her goals and initiatives for UNC if she were to be chosen for this position.
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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 connections and discourse between Asian American and Black communities.
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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 the past 20 years have shown the importance of cultural competence in mental health services — something the petition aims to address.
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Virginia Hardy, who earned her undergraduate degree in education at UNC, spoke about her main goals, including relationship building on and off campus, effective and frequent communication, setting expectations, and improving education, acknowledgement and accountability.
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"Rajiv Mohabir sharing these poems educated more people about what Holi is and the history behind it," Shivam Bhargava said. "It's very easy to celebrate Holi without understanding the cultural and religious significance behind it, but Rajiv's poems add historical and cultural context to the celebration so that more people know what they are celebrating."
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On Tuesday, the first forum for finalist candidates in UNC's search for the next vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer featured Cecil Howard. Howard discussed his goals if selected for the position in the forum, which was open to the campus community.
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There are over 60 establishments in Carrboro owned by people of color. These roundtable discussions are a way to determine essential resources and services for these local businesses.
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Members of the American Indian Center share how a lack of financial support from the University has impacted the center's ability to fulfill its purpose on campus — supporting American Indian students at UNC.
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As part of the campaign, NC CRED will create and maintain a website to provide information on confederate monuments in the state, work in coalitions to empower local communities to remove monuments through legislation and compile an accurate history of these monuments.
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Though violence against Asian Americans has risen particularly in major U.S. cities, community members say anti-Asian racism is not new — and that there is much work that needs to be done to address it.
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"After 17 years as a writer, Lyons has published over 15 children’s books with people of color serving main character roles."
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This Black History Month, students consider the erasure of Black history lessons in schools. “When I think about the way that African American history is cramped and restricted to a few figures and those figures, in turn, are often sanitized, they’re reduced to a few selected stories to represent their lives," UNC professor Glenn Hinson said.
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The Committee for Community and Diversity met Friday to hear faculty concerns about how student evaluations and the faculty nomination process might be altered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SFFA claims that UNC’s admissions policies violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, and are intentionally discriminatory against white and Asian American applicants.
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