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Local artist weaves community with handcrafted designs

By Brooke Xu | September 17

Khin Phyu Phyu Khine is a Durham-based artist who makes crotchet designs, inspired by the work she did in Myanmar before being forced to flee the country ...

Students see admissions' diversity impact since affirmative action repeal

By Claire Harutunian | September 17

Following a ruling against affirmative action, UNC admitted lower percentages of students from minority demographic groups for the fall 2024 incoming ...

DEI budget cuts create uncertain future for students and faculty

By Caleb Herrera | September 17

Jerry Wilson, director of policy and advocacy at the Center for Racial Equity in Education, said that there are grounds to challenge the policy change. ...

Campus Y continues to provide diverse, inclusive community despite DEI changes

By Alexis Clifton | September 17

The Campus Y is a long-standing organization at UNC that provides a diverse and inclusive community through various social justice-oriented organizations. ...

Student-Athletes Facilitating Equity aims to promote conversations about DEI

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | September 17

SAFE offers small group meetings, community-building events and educational panels for athletes at UNC.

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‘Critical diverse voices’: Performance studies faculty reflect on DEI defunding

By Mollie Ray | September 17

UNC Assistant Professor in Performance Studies Lisa Calvente reflects on the dismantling of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies at UNC — and how ...

Student organizations discuss the impact of the loss of DEI on the LGBTQ community

By Michael Singleton | September 17

“I'm going to love my fellow humans, and I don't need institutional funds to do it,” SPark, a former DEI fellow, said. “I think that is a view that's ...

Hark the Pod: UNC v. North Carolina Central University, Next Week's Football Score Predictions

By Luther Walker , Matthew Maynard , Natalie Bradin , Emma Moon , Caroline Wills and Amelie Fawson | September 17

In this episode of Hark the Pod, DTH Sports Editor Caroline Wills and Assistant Editors Matthew Maynard and Emma Moon recap UNC's game against North Carolina ...

Business experts talk DEI in North Carolina, discuss changing approaches

By Kathryn DeHart | September 16

Research shows that DEI efforts in business benefits companies internally and externally. Associate professor at Kenan-Flagler Business School Allison ...

Despite setbacks, trailblazers in UNC athletics helped set the stage for equality

By Cade Shoemaker | September 16

Charlie Scott, Rickey Lanier and Frances Hogan all headed pivotal moments in the history of equality in UNC athletics.

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Evenin’ Out The Playing Field clinic helps diversify white-dominated sports

By Anna Page Lancaster | September 16

“This clinic is coming to UNC, come hell or high water,” Elsayed said.

Stone Center's past remains relevant today

By Dania Al Hadeethi | September 16

The construction of Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black History and Culture was delayed for nearly 20 years. Many are wary of what the future holds with ...

DEI becomes political talking point, debating fairness

By Sophie Baglioni | September 16

“Power and the way that it is marshaled as a resource is really enticing as a political tool,” Meredith Clark, an associate professor at UNC Hussman ...

How the DEI repeal affects students' mental health

By Keerthana Gotur | September 16

The recent DEI repeal has and will continue to have pressing impacts on students' mental health.

A look into DEI efforts in Chapel Hill and Carrboro government

By Sarah Smiley | September 16

“It’s incredibly important [to] all different members of our community who may have been or are currently disenfranchised — because of historical ...

'Richer for everybody': experts explain diversity, equity and inclusion

By Zora Hollie | September 16

Professors Frank Baumgartner and Keely Muscatell weigh in on what diversity, equity and inclusion mean to them.

Following the money: University moves millions amid DEI program cuts

By Madeleine Ahmadi and Daneen Khan | September 16

After the UNC System Board of Governors repealed system-wide policy requiring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion services this May, UNC-CH and all other ...

The Sculpture in the Garden exhibit displays new art at N.C. Botanical Garden

By Will Kleinschmidt | September 16

Artists and patrons alike convened on Saturday for the launch of the 36th annual Sculpture in the Garden exhibit at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, ...

Op-ed: Black Student Movement is concerned for UNC’s future without D&I

September 16

"The political state of North Carolina and the country more broadly have heavily warped policymakers and invested parties' grasps on the value of DEI. ...

Column: Institutional neutrality isn’t the solution to centuries of bias

By Maggie Mead | September 16

"Gutting DEI in favor of 'abstaining from the political fray' only serves to perpetuate these systems by disproportionately excluding minority voices ...