Past diversity-related conferences sponsored by Minority Affairs include:

5th Annual Carolina Conference on Native American Recruitment | March 4, 2004 | Frank Porter Graham Student Union, Chapel Hill, NC

Register by Monday, February 28 for this working conference designed to promote on-going dialogue among UNC officials, educators and other leaders in the Indian communities of North Carolina | more information

Symposium on Bias and Ethics: Racism, Sexism and Homophobia | February 24, 2004 | Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence

As part of the year-long initiative on integrity, honor and ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Office for Minority Affairs, Dean of Student's Office, the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, the Carolina Women's Center, and the LGBTQ office are sponsoring a half-day symposium on Bias and Ethics. This symposium will address the question of ethics and honor as they relate to bias. A free lunch will be provided prior to the symposium. The symposium is open to all members of the UNC community.

Pre-registration is required if you wish to have lunch. You may pre-register by e-mail by contacting Dr. M. Cookie Newsom at newsom@email.unc.edu , or in person at the Office of Diversity Education and Research, 08A South Building . Pre-registration closes on February 20th, 2004 | more information

4th Annual Carolina Conference on Native American Recruitment | March 26, 2004 | The Ida B. and William Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, NC

Register by Friday, March 19 for this working conference designed to promote on-going dialogue among UNC officials, educators and other leaders in the Indian communities of North Carolina | more information

The Quest for Equality in Education--Then, Now and Tomorrow: Brown v. Board of Education 50 Years Later | March 27, 2004 | Carolina Union Film Auditorium

Invited speakers include legal scholar Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres, co-authors of The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy | more information

Brown v. Board of Education: Conversation Across Generations | April 17, 2004 | Hillside High School , Durham , NC

May 17, 2004 marks the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision. This event is a collaborative effort among Duke, NCCU, NCSU, and UNC Chapel Hill. For more information visit the triangle universities collaborative Brown Celebration site or email .