Diversity and Multicultural Affairs -

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 Zari Taylor and Caitlyn Yaede | 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 ...

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 ...