Diversity and Multicultural Affairs -

'I'm Smart, Too': Local group aims to fight racial disparities with documentary

By Niharika Vattikonda | January 22

A new documentary hopes to ignite change by shedding light on CHCCS and how since integration, racial disparities have taken shape and continue to persist. ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP president talks community engagement and expansion

By Amena Saad | January 16

In a conversation with senior writer Amena Saad, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP President Anna Richards discusses the most rewarding and challenging parts ...

Baeeh (left) and Thu You (right) attend a citizenship class taught by Jane Harwell (far right) at the Refugee Support Center of Carrboro. Baeeh and Thu You are refugees from Burma living in Carrboro.

Climbing migration rates in Chapel Hill bring increased community building efforts

By Diane Adame | December 22

The Hispanic and Asian populations grew one percent and 10 percent in Chapel Hill, respectively. The increase brings with it new efforts by the Town of ...

Bars became a safe place during a decade of change for the N.C. LGBTQ+ community

By Alice Bennett | December 4

Bars, like the Pinhook in Durham, have been safe places to discuss and share for the LGBTQ+ community.

Chapel Hill ranks second statewide in LGBTQ+ equality index, falls behind national cities

By Suzannah Claire Perry | December 2

Chapel Hill has scored its highest score ever in the LGBTQ+ Equality Index, but due to limitations from HB2, it cannot meet all the needs it wants to. ...

Meet the winners of UNC's 2019 Diversity Award

By Elizabeth Thompson | April 10

“Look across the campus. We are in national news for diversity issues. That’s not good."

UNC Chief Diversity Officer G. Rumay Alexander to step down at end of academic year

By Taylor Buck | April 4

Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor G. Rumay Alexander will be resigning at the end of this academic year, continuing a turnover trend ...

Meet the women leading businesses in Chapel Hill and Durham

By Sophia Wilhelm | March 26

To celebrate Women’s History Month, read the stories of four influential women entrepreneurs in the Chapel Hill and Durham communities. From furniture ...

Meet Genevieve Lowry Cole, the first Native American woman to graduate from UNC

By Maeve Sheehey | March 18

Genevieve Lowry Cole became the first Native American woman to graduate UNC in 1954. More than 60 years later, she works with current students to help ...

Kevin Guskiewicz Faculty Council March 8

Here's what the "I Act On" diversity pledge could mean for UNC

By Stephanie Mayer | March 17

Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has signed the "I Act On" diversity pledge of the CEO Action coalition, committing himself, as well as all of UNC, ...

UNC files response to SFFA motion for summary judgement

By Leah Asmelash | March 5

A response by UNC to the group suing the University for the affirmative action case about their admission practices is underway.

UNC grad student develops app for African American youth mental health

By Nathan Wesley | March 4

Are better mental health resources important to you? Or are you interested in technology? This UNC graduate student is creating a new app, targeted toward ...

Asian American Student Association votes to sign amicus brief in support of UNC in affirmative action lawsuit

By Maydha Devarajan and Abbey Thompson | March 4

UNC’s Asian American Student Association is supporting the University’s race-conscious admissions process in a lawsuit against Students for Fair Admissions, ...

Meet two UNC professors who are merging art and advocacy

By Jerome Simpson | February 20

UNC professors use their passions to advocate for social justice, build diverse theater communities and tell stories of underrepresented groups. ...

Embody Carolina hosts Diversity and Inclusion Panel

By Janet Haver | February 19

Embody Carolina hosted a diverse panel discussion to help elevate the prevalence of identity in eating disorders.

HERE: Representation in Arts & Comedy Festival

'Women are funnier than men': HERE Festival brings minority groups to comedy forefront

By Ava Eucker | February 18

The HERE Festival held in Chapel Hill this weekend aims to support artists who belong to underrepresented groups.

Race, sexuality and the South intersect in Stone Center's Writer's Discussion Series

By Maydha Devarajan | February 10

“There's also something about bearing witness to the story with others that makes things really powerful. Having people share their stories is a way ...

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi African American Heritage Month Lecture

How do you define a racist idea? Here’s what the Office for Diversity and Inclusion's latest lecturer says

By Brandon Gianikos | February 7

Award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ibram X. Kendi gave a lecture on the history of racism in America at the Sonja Haynes Stone ...

This exhibit connects past and present with photos of the 1960s civil rights movement

By Kyra Miles | February 4

"I Am a Man" encompasses the theme for the civil rights movement exhibit for the Center for the Study of the American South.

Duke professor's email to Chinese students was sadly unsurprising, UNC students say

By Arabella Saunders | January 29

We talked to some UNC students who said they weren't surprised by the controversial email due to Duke's past scandals and their own experiences with the ...