Diversity

WUNC reporter Brianna Atkinson sits down for an extended conversation with Lee Roberts, one day after he was named the 13th chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill

Leoneda Inge talks with WUNC's higher education reporter Brianna Atkinson about how North Carolina's public universities are complying with a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Universities are closing offices, making changes to job titles and shutting down DEI websites.

The additional guidance comes as university chancellors make decisions on how to comply with a mandate from the UNC Board of Governors that targeted diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Roberts has been running the University since January. In this interview with Co-Host Leoneda Inge, he reflects on controversial decisions, policy changes, and campus protests.

While Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders comprise just 4% of North Carolina's population, their numbers and political power are growing rapidly. Across the state, AAPI advocates are empowering their communities to speak up and participate during this election year.

The UNC System Board of Governors has eliminated its policy requiring diversity, equity and inclusion offices at all public universities in the state.

North Carolina's public university system could soon see its existing diversity programs and jobs drastically cut if its governing board votes as expected to repeal its current diversity policy. The old policy outlines various diversity-related jobs in the University of North Carolina system and the proposed changes remove mention of those roles, suggesting their elimination

About a dozen protesters shouted "disclose, divest" as they were escorted out the meeting by UNC police.

The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to divert millions of diversity, equity and inclusion funding to public safety and campus law enforcement