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Judge Voids U of North Carolina’s Settlement With Confederate Group

| February 13, 2020 A judge on Wednesday voided a controversial settlement that the University of North Carolina sy Read more

Foundation Pulls $1.5 Million Following UNC’s ‘Silent Sam’ Settlement

by Jessica Ruf | December 16, 2019
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation withdrew its anticipated $1.5 million grant to the University o [...] Read more

N.C. Attorney General, Civil Rights Group Criticize UNC’s “Silent Sam” Settlement

by Jessica Ruf | December 12, 2019
North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein “lashed out” in response to the University o [...] Read more

UNC Faculty Denounce Confederate Statue Settlement

by Sara Weissman | December 9, 2019
The Faculty Council at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted against a settlement t [...] Read more

UNC Agrees to Fund a $2.5M Trust for Care and Preservation of Confederate Statue Silent Sam

by Sarah Wood | December 2, 2019
Last year, the Confederate statue Silent Sam fell after protests occurred on the University of [...] Read more

UNC-Chapel Hill Unsung Founders Memorial Vandalized With Urine, Racist Language

by Monica Levitan | April 2, 2019
A memorial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that is dedicated to African-Ame [...] Read more

Praise Greets Folt Selection as First Woman USC President

| March 20, 2019
Less than three months after an unceremonious departure from her job as chancellor of the Unive [...] Read more

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor to Resign Before Months End

by Monica Levitan | January 15, 2019
The University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors has accepted UNC-Chapel Hill chancell [...] Read more

2018 Higher Education Highlights

by Walter Hudson | December 20, 2018
Like the year before, 2018 has proven to be an important year for issues relating to diversity, [...] Read more

UNC Board Rejects Plan for Silent Sam Location

by Monica Levitan | December 16, 2018
The University of North Carolina (UNC) System Board of Governors has rejected a proposal that U [...] Read more

UNC Faculty Demand Involvement in ‘Silent Sam’s’ Future, Teaching Assistants Promise Strike

by Monica Levitan | December 10, 2018
On Friday, the University of North Carolina (UNC) Faculty Council called for university system [...] Read more

UNC Chapel Hill Proposes to Move ‘Silent Sam’ into New $5M Building

by Monica Levitan | December 4, 2018
After speculation about where to house the Confederate statue ‘Silent Sam’ that was toppled [...] Read more

Black UNC Faculty Issue Letter on ‘Silent Sam’

by Diverse Staff | September 8, 2018
Earlier this week, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Dr. Carol Folt announ [...] Read more

UNC Considers Silent Sam’s Future Location

by Monica Levitan | September 4, 2018
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt said that the university will no [...] Read more

Seven Arrested After Fights Over ‘Silent Sam’ Statue at UNC

by Monica Levitan | August 27, 2018
On Saturday, seven people were arrested in fights over the fate of ‘Silent Sam’— a Confed [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Recorded on October 22, 2020

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?