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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

Panelists: More Work to be Done in Diversifying Graduate Education

by Monica Levitan | November 8, 2018
Graduate school deans at top universities from across the nation say that colleges and universi [...] 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

UNC Leaders: ‘We do not support lawlessness’

by Tiffany Pennamon | August 22, 2018
Administrators from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC System issued a [...] Read more

Scholars, Students React to Removal of ‘Silent Sam’ at UNC

by Tiffany Pennamon and Monica Levitan | August 21, 2018
While University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill officials called the protesters’ actions � [...] Read more

Governor Appoints State Superintendent of Public Instruction

by Associated Press | May 25, 2018
RICHMOND, Va.— The superintendent of Virginia’s fifth-largest school system has been ap [...] Read more

Study Tackles Issues of Latino College Access, Completion

by Lois Elfman | April 30, 2018
A study by UnidosUS in collaboration with the Center for Community Capital at the University of [...] Read more

Black History Author Wins University’s Writing Award

by Associated Press | February 18, 2018
MONTGOMERY, Al. — An African-American author and professor has won University of Alabama& [...] Read more

North Carolina ‘Dreamers’ Volunteer, Mentor Young People

by Victoria Edwards | January 23, 2018
SANFORD, N.C. — After midnight one Saturday, Teresa Rivera and her mother, Juana Capcha, had [...] Read more

UNC Students Protesting Silent Sam Launch Economic Boycott

by Associated Press | September 20, 2017
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Student organizers seeking the removal of a Confederate soldier statue at [...] Read more

Future of UNC Center for Civil Rights Remains Uncertain

by Catherine Morris | August 10, 2017
After 16 years of providing legal relief to North Carolina’s most vulnerable residents, the f [...] Read more

Civil Rights Should be Part of UNC’s Mission, Speakers Say

by Martha Waggoner, Associated Press | May 11, 2017
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A campus that protects a statue honoring White supremacy in the Civil War [...] 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?