Diversity Newsletter Archive
May Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: Recognizing Accomplishments and Contributions
- Dual Pandemics of COVID-19, racism discussed at R3 symposium
- DEI in media: “Lessons for Tar Heels”
- 2022 Diversity Awards Winners Announced
- Ensuring first-generation student success
- Candid conversations with influential innovators
- Iruka: Early childhood equity is justice
April Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: April brings celebration and hope to Carolina
- R3: Scholarship Addressing the Dual Pandemic of Racism and COVID-19
- Carolina Forum: Celebrating Ramadan
- Resilience coaches provide identity-focused mentorship
- Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month at Carolina
- Pride Week at Carolina
- Fernandez and Corbie-Smith author book highlighting vital role of community-based change in achieving health equity
- Inclusive Innovation
March Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: We will not be intimidated
- Women’s Voices at Carolina
- Reimagine a better America, MLK Lecture speaker urges
- MLK Unsung Heroes live diversity principles
- UNC-Chapel Hill ranked highly in doctoral degrees to underrepresented graduates
- Building a more inclusive scientific community through the Chancellor’s Science Scholars
- Authors use they/them pronouns less frequently
- “Our stories are being told by us”: CLC and UNC Libraries launch book collection
- Tar Heels help preserve the history of local Black communities
- Building a rich intellectual community
- Coding for community
February Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: Recognizing and Celebrating the Contributions of Black Americans
- Reminder: Nominations Open for 2022 Diversity Awards
- Rescheduled MLK Lecture and Virtual Banquet this Month
- Carolina Celebrates Black History Month
- Black Voices at Carolina
- Jim Crow History Project to Expand with $400K Grant
- Bronx Fire Shows Urgency of Energy Inequity
- Tar Heels Serve as Mentors, Music Teachers in Musical Empowerment
January Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: New Beginnings and Taking the First Step
- Nominations Open for 2022 Diversity Awards
- 2022 MLK Week of Celebration – “What are We Striving for?”
- Trish Hall Appointed UODI Senior Director, Education, Operations & Initiatives
- R3 Examines Systems of Oppression in Justice, Education and Health
December Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: Closing 2021 with support, healing and hope for a healthy new year
- Final R3 of 2021 (preview)
- 2022 MLK Week of Celebration – “What are we striving for?”
- Diversity Spotlight: Glenda Hairston
- Names of two Tar Heel trailblazers selected for buildings
- Studying history to navigate the present
- The sanctity of Cherokee
- Restoring a veteran’s honor
November Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: Navigating November’s Cultural and Historical Events
- American Indian Voices at Carolina
- 2022 MLK, Jr. Celebration Scholarships and Awards Announced
- American Indian Heritage Month Events at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Julian Castro gives keynote address
- Newest cohort of CPPFD Fellows named
- Setting a course for a stronger future
- The eye of the beholder
- Palmquist receives Gillings Faculty Award for Excellence in health equity research
- Creating sound stories
October Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: Acknowledging our Global Community II
- R3 #4 examines how environmental racism manifests in society
- Latinx Voices at Carolina
- Michael Jordan and the Jordan brand pledge $1 million to support Ida B. Wells Society’s efforts to increase diversity in the field of investigative journalism
- Creating a toolkit for equitable business
- Discourse or discord?
- The triple trauma of refugees
- New faculty to study health and wellness in communities of color, U.S. slavery
- Providing gender-affirming care at UNC Health
- “Dreams Interrupted” report explores completion barriers for Latinx college students
September Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: Acknowledging our Global Community
- Race, Racism & Racial Equity Symposium (R3): The Man Faces of Environmental (In)Justice – Details
- Diversity Spotlight: Aunchalee Palmquist
- More than an archive (The Story of Us)
- New book explores benefits of racial diversity among teachers
- SuperSNAP helps food-insecure households afford healthy foods
- Asian American Center celebrates official opening
August Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the CDO: The importance of change
- Race, Racism & Racial Equity Symposium (R3): The Many Faces of Environmental (In)Justice – Save the Date
- Diversity Spotlight: Bobby Kunstman
- Virtual Cultural Festival promotes intercultural education in K-12 classrooms
- University Librarian Elaine L. Westbrooks reflects on reckoning with the past and creating a more just and inclusive organization
- Rising senior gives back to local Japanese families
- Sixth annual research symposium highlights pathway to Graduate School for diverse, underrepresented students
- Carolina joins new NSF Institute to enhance artificial intelligence tools for a more equitable inclusive classroom experience
- Seeking justice
July Diversity News & Announcements
- Dr. Sibby Anderson-Thompkins to leave Carolina
- Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Travis Albritton
- Trustees approve tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones
- Getting they/them pronouns right
- Meet Dana Rice
- Ancestral diversity affects biomarkers of kidney function, study finds
June Diversity News & Announcements
- Leah Cox named Carolina’s vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer
- Diversity Spotlight: Katelyn Brown-Gomez
- Celebrating Juneteenth
- Create a Culture of Ethics at UNC (repeat of the survey)
- Library launches Reckoning Initiative to advance equity, inclusion and antiracism
- Preserving the history of local Black communities
- Making faculty mentorship more equitable
- Department of Africa, African American and Diaspora Studies celebrates its first endowment
- The P’urhépecha podcasts
- Applications soar, admissions boost diversity at UNC Gillings School
May Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim Chief Diversity Officer: A Culture of Care
- 2021 Diversity Awards Winners Announced
- Muslim Voices at Carolina
- Harvey Beech Scholarship Winners Named
- Create a Culture of Ethics at UNC
- In Mixed Company: Headspace, Heart Space: Straight Talk About Navigating Race, Place and Complex Space
- IAH Fellows Explore Race and Place
- Karla Slocum Named College of Arts & Sciences’ New Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Amanda Smythers Awarded 2021 Multiple Fellowships
- Bianca Mack Will Oversee Admissions, Student Development and Diversity Matters at Carolina Law
- Health is a Human Right
- Diversity and Student Success “Beyond These Walls” Highlights Identity, Stress, and Resiliency Among Black Families
April Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim Chief Diversity Officer: April Commemorative Events at Carolina
- Asian Voices at Carolina
- Diversity Spotlight: Jamya Graham
- Carolina Celebrates Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month
- Pride Week at Carolina Events Announced
- Four Honored for Advancement of Women
- Carolina Indian Circle Takes its Annual Powwow Virtual
- Program to Recruit, Train Black Doulas Receives Harvey Award
- Staff Grants Will Advance Equity & Inclusion Work at the University Libraries
- Leach Receives Award for Work to Reduce Stigma and Promote Mental Health
- Veda Patil and Thilini Weerakkody Reflect on their Term as Campus Y 2020-21 co-Presidents
March Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim Chief Diversity Officer: Challenging Barriers and Bigotry
- R3: ARTivism Explores the Power of the Arts in Confronting White Supremacy
- Helping Students Harness Their Resilience
- Diversity Spotlight: Jacqueline Lawton
- University Implements Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training
- Henry Louis Gates Jr. Draws Parallels Between Post-Reconstruction and Present Day
- Debt, Doubt and Dreams: Understanding the Latinx College Completion Gap
- Racism, Selfishness, and the Crisis of American Democracy
- CAPS has a Remedy for Students of Color Struggling to Find Mental Health Support
- Sharing the “Lost History” of the Civil Rights Movement
- University Libraries Project Uses Machine Learning to Identify Racist Language in State Laws
February Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim Chief Diversity Officer: Celebrating the Legacy of Black History Month
- The Presence of Justice: MLK Lecture & Awards Ceremony
- The R3 Series Focuses on “ARTivism”
- Black History Month Events at Carolina
- Community Comes First: Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good
- Teaching Equity in Dentistry
- The Carolina Covenant in Action
- Focus Carolina: Sarah Verbiest
- The Graduate School’s Diversity & Student Success Program Earns Prestigious Award
- Strengthening the STEM Workforce Through Diversity
- Kate McNulty Joines the Graduate School as Associate Dean for Student Affairs
January Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim CDO: Why Our Words and Actions Matter
- #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors and Judge Carl Fox to deliver MLK Keynotes
- Meet Cloe Liparini – The Newest Member of the University Office for Diversity & Inclusion Team
- Diversity Awards Nominations Open
- Student Entrepreneur Designs for Women’s Empowerment
- UNC Alumnus Ricky Hurtado First Latinx Democrat Elected to NC General Assembly
December Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim CDO: Finding Unity in our Cultural and Religious Differences
- MLK Week of Celebration Events
- Second R3 Event Focuses on Mediated Exploitation of Black and Brown Bodies
- Diversity Spotlight: Alain Aguilar
- Tools for Change
- #GDTBATH: Enrique Rojas-Martinez
- Exploring Carolina’s American Indian Connections
November Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim CDO: Honoring our Democracy and American Indian Heritage Month
- Race, Racism, & Racial equity (R3) Symposium Returns
- Destiny Reid Earns CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellowship
- American Indian Heritage Month Events at Carolina
- Diversity Spotlight: Anna Millar
- Betsy Ayankoya Works Towards a Broader Pipeline
- Viji Sathy’s Inclusive Teaching Challenges and Engages Students
- Initiative for Minority Excellence: Xavier Bonner
- Learning, Latinidad and Leadership
October Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim CDO: Your Voice, Your Vote
- Racial Exploitation and Reckoning the Focus of Inaugural Race, Racism & Racial Equity (R3) Symposium
- Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Stuart Gold
- Latinx Heritage Month: September 15-October 15
- Making Good Neighbors
- Mapping Inequity
- Asian American Center Comes to Carolina, Virtually
September Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the Interim CDO: Jacob Blake and Racial Trauma
- Race, Racism, & Racial Equity (R3) Symposium Announcement
- Carolina Mourns the Loss of Two Beloved Professors
- Understanding and Reimagining Our “Commemorative Landscape”
- Priscilla Layne Challenges Identity
- Black Families Use “The Talk” to Help their Children Cope with Racism
- Investing in Women with the 100 Women Movement
August Diversity News & Announcements
- BOT Votes to Remove Names from Buildings
- Diversity Spotlight: Elaine Westbrooks
- UODI Gets Homepage Refresh
- The Impact of the Census on Underrepresented Communities
- Chapel Hill Office Building Named After Black Pioneer
- Supporting Those Who Serve
- Jennifer Gerz-Escandon Named IAspire Leadership Academy Fellow
- UNC Alumna Kizzmekia Corbett Makes News for COVID-19 Work
- Shining a Spotlight on Underrepresented Communities
July Diversity News & Announcements
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Students with Disabilities
- UNC-CH Partners with NCCU to Revive Veterans Clinic
- Giving a Global Voice to Minority Smoking Inequities
June Diversity News & Announcements
- Message from the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion: Anti-Black Violence
- The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ Community
- Numerous Awards Presented Across Carolina
- Summer Programs Go Virtual at Carolina
- Carolina ADMIRES Educates Middle School STEM Students
- “White Coats Black Doctors”
- Schochet Family Establishes Series on Jewish Life and Culture
- Winners of Inspiring Affinity Group Awards Named
May Diversity News & Announcements
- 12th Annual Diversity Awards Winners Announced
- Virtual Commencement Recognition Across Carolina
- Summer Enrichment Institutes Thrive in Spite of COVID-19 Closure
- Carolina Grieves the Loss of Dr. Perry Hall
- Carolina Alumna Receives the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship
April Diversity News & Announcements
- UNC Responses to Xenophobia
- COVID-19 Resources
- Harvey Beech Scholarship Winners Announced
- Pioneers of Progress for Women at Carolina
- Carolina Students Collaborate on Durham Voice
March Diversity News & Announcements
- Sibby Anderson-Thompkins Named Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Interim Chief Diversity Officer
- Save the Date: 12th Annual Diversity Awards
- Save the Date: Race, Racism and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium
- Carolina Celebrates a Civil Rights Leader at African American History Month Lecture
- Pride Week Events at Carolina
- Library Presents a View of ” Race Deconstructed”
- The 19th Amendment Project
February Diversity News & Announcements
- Highlights from UNC’s 2020 MLK, Jr. Week of Celebration
- Poet Ashlee Haze Teaches Students about Authenticity at Unity Dinner
- Diversity Awards Nominations Open Through Feb. 14
- African American Heritage Month
- Growing from Study Abroad Experiences
January Diversity News & Announcements
- MLK Week of Celebration Reminder
- Diversity Awards Nominations Open
- Nate Thomas Named Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UNC School of Medicine
- Minority Health Conference to Focus on “Truth to Power”
- Latinx Rental Housing Affordability Out of Reach for Many