Intersectionality event discusses minority issues at UNC
By Paige Nehls | Nov. 8, 2016Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp asked students to question their differences and institutions of racism.
Read More »Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp asked students to question their differences and institutions of racism.
Read More »In the spring semester, UNC will offer a new diversity super course, called Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice.
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UNC-system President Margaret Spellings addressed the issues facing low-income and minority students at system schools during her inauguration Thursday.
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For ten minutes on Friday afternoon, the usually bustling Student Union was silent as students lay down on the building’s ground floor with their fists in the air.
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UNC has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the second year in a row from Insight into Diversity, a higher education magazine.
Read More »UNC planned to launch an Inclusion and Diversity Climate survey on March 29, but has postponed due to controversial law changes.
Read More »UNC’s Faculty Council once again put diversity at the center of the group’s monthly meeting Friday afternoon. The pre-spring break meeting began with diversity training from Elizabeth Dickinson, a professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, and a discussion of privilege. “People in positions of power — we can create all the policies we want.
Read More »“There are definitely a lot of steps being put in the right direction,” Morton said. “Does that mean the work ends? No. Does that mean that there needs to be more work done? Yes.”
Read More »Halfway through moderator Clarence Page’s first sentence at Thursday’s Town Hall on race and inclusion, a chant broke out.
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Professor Juliane Hammer wants students to know that Islamophobia is not a disease.
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When sophomore Joseph Locklear was named the 15th UNC student to earn the Udall Scholarship, it meant far more to him because of his family heritage.
Read More »After David Horowitz’s controversial visit to campus, many students took to Twitter to share their experiences feeling unsafe on campus, using the hashtag #NotSafeUNC.
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While some students feel that UNC’s LGBT community faces opposition on its own campus, William Jardell wants them to know how progressive their campus is.
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History repeats itself is how the saying goes.
Read More »“My goal is to make us the Morehouse College of (predominately white institutions),” he said. “They’re known for producing very high quality graduates, who go into fortune 500 companies ... We’ve had that for some time now, we’ve had a good percentage of our black males go on to do really great things — beyond Michael Jordan or a Harrison Barnes. We have Michael Jordans’ and Harrison Barrnes’ in medicine and in law.”
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Two years ago, Matthew Fenner was beaten and choked by members of his own church. Three months ago, his mother and brother testified against him when his attackers were indicted on charges of kidnapping and assault.
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Many UNC students of color consistently face the question of grouping themselves with people of their own race or merging into the majority culture of white students.
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At least 30 Asian-American students at UNC say they feel as though the University uses them as props.
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Junior Alex Ponikvar shed his economics major persona Friday night and strutted across the stage in stilettos and a platinum wig as drag queen Diana Thurst.
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