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