Chapel Hill Lantern Festival brings about 10,000 people out for Chinese New Year

From decorating lanterns to decorating cookies, visitors at the Chapel Hill LIGHTUP Lantern Festival Saturday got a hands-on experience in celebrating ...

Festival lights up town for Chinese New Year later this month

The first Chapel Hill LightUp Festival will take place Jan. 28 to celebrate the Chinese New Year and cultural diversity throughout the community.  ...

Q&A with Jay Chaudhuri, the first Indian-American state legislator in N.C.

N.C. Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, became the first Indian-American elected to the state legislature — and spoke with staff writer Rebecca Ayers.

Student Congress, finance committee struggle with gender diversity among members

When Ivy Hardy was elected to Student Congress in 2013, she decided to join finance committee so the committee, which had about 20 members at the time, ...

Soledad O'Brien honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with celebration speech

In her keynote speech, award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien challenged the audience to draw upon Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and apply it ...

Q&A with MLK Keynote student coordinator Jay Peterkin

During the week of Jan. 15, UNC will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with several events and activities. 

Board of Governors committee discusses five-year plan

The UNC Board of Governors Committee on Strategic Planning met yesterday and discussed increased access, lowering the achievement gap and degree completion ...

Intersectionality event discusses minority issues at UNC

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp asked students to question their differences and institutions of racism.

Three departments collaborate to create diversity 'supercourse' on intersectionality

In the spring semester, UNC will offer a new diversity super course, called Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice.

Spellings focuses on access and diversity in inauguration speech

UNC-system President Margaret Spellings addressed the issues facing low-income and minority students at system schools during her inauguration Thursday.  ...

Die-in at the Union gave students space to express their reactions to the week's police shootings

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 ...

Diversity liaisons work to ensure UNC's campus is inclusive

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.  ...

Inclusion and Diversity Climate survey has an unknown launch time

UNC planned to launch an Inclusion and Diversity Climate survey on March 29, but has postponed due to controversial law changes. 

Faculty discuss privilege, diversity before Spring Break

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 ...

STORIFY: Supreme Court hears affirmative action case arguments

Folt holds race relations meeting with town hall protestors and other student leaders

“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 ...

Students ask administrators to act on systemic racism

Halfway through moderator Clarence Page’s first sentence at Thursday’s Town Hall on race and inclusion, a chant broke out.

Session tackles intricacies of Islamophobia with professor Juliane Hammer

Professor Juliane Hammer wants students to know that Islamophobia is not a disease.

Sophomore Joseph Locklear is UNC’s first American Indian Udall Scholar

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.  ...