Diversity and Multicultural Affairs -

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 ...

Third finalist for UNC chief diversity officer presents in open forum

By Anne Tate | March 30

Virginia Hardy, who earned her undergraduate degree in education at UNC, spoke about her main goals, including relationship building on and off campus, ...

Rajiv Mohabir reads century-old poetry, now translated, to mark Holi

By Noah Robert Houser | March 29

"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 ...

UNC's search for chief diversity officer kicks off with presentation from first finalist

By Hannah Rosenberger | March 23

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 ...

Carrboro roundtable discussion series provides a space for business owners of color

By Charlotte Easley | March 21

There are over 60 establishments in Carrboro owned by people of color. These roundtable discussions are a way to determine essential resources and services ...

'See that we exist': American Indian Center faces lack of University support

By Samuel Garzon | March 16

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 ...

Campaign launched to remove all Confederate statues from courthouse grounds

By Charles Vanderford | March 9

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 ...

Advocates respond to recent rise in violence against Asian American community

By Praveena Somasundaram | March 9

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 ...

2021 Piedmont Laureate aims to increase representation in children's literature

By Macon Porterfield | February 23

"After 17 years as a writer, Lyons has published over 15 children’s books with people of color serving main character roles."

Students and faculty reflect on erasure of Black history in education

By Charity Cohen | February 11

This Black History Month, students consider the erasure of Black history lessons in schools. “When I think about the way that African American history ...

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Committee on Community and Diversity talks faculty nomination process

By Emily Shih | January 10

The Committee for Community and Diversity met Friday to hear faculty concerns about how student evaluations and the faculty nomination process might be ...

Here's what you missed in the first week of UNC's race-conscious admissions trial

By Maydha Devarajan and Hunter Haskett | November 16

SFFA claims that UNC’s admissions policies violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, and are intentionally discriminatory against ...

We conducted our first internal diversity audit. Here are the results.

By Ramishah Maruf | November 12

The best way to accurately cover our community is to have a staff that looks like our community. Unfortunately, the data proves that our newsroom does ...

UNC System hosts series of town halls for feedback on race and equity

By Emma Lindsey | October 28

Students, faculty and staff discussed race and equity in the UNC System during a series of virtual town halls.

Carolina Indian Circle fights for University recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day

By Anthony Howard | October 11

The Carolina Indian Circle wrote a petition and launched a social media campaign, calling for Indigenous Peoples Day to be recognized as a University ...

Committee on Community and Diversity works to pursue roadmap for racial equity

By Kelly Kendall | September 23

The committee focused primarily on its goals related to the Roadmap for Racial Equity and advocating for campus centers in the meeting on Tuesday.

Faculty of color consider leaving, cite lack of opportunities and toxic environment

By Sasha Schroeder | September 15

UNC faculty said they have considered leaving the University for peer institutions due to a lack of leadership opportunities and a toxic environment for ...

'Unacceptable discrimination': Inmate removed from death row for the second time

By Elsa Karcher | August 25

The N.C. Supreme Court ruled that Marcus Robinson, who was resentenced to death after the Racial Justice Act was repealed in 2013, could not be executed ...

These UNC students aim to create a space for and by Latinx journalists on campus

By Isabella Sherk | August 25

Angelica Edwards and Julian Berger spent their summer establishing a new chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists — UNC-Chapel ...

Youth organizers reflect on a summer of protests and what comes next

By Alexandra Smith | August 25

College students and Chapel Hill natives reflect on summer protests, organizing the community during a pandemic and what's next for activism in Chapel ...