Diversity and Inclusion

At Carolina, diversity and inclusion are about building understanding across differences, creating conditions to ensure the equitable educational and social benefits of diversity and cultivating an inclusive and supportive environment for undergraduate, graduate and professional students, faculty and staff – where every person feels valued and has an opportunity to add value.

Diversity News

  • UAAW recognizes five who are improving conditions for women at Carolina

    The annual award recognizes people on campus who have elevated the status of women, helped improve campus policies, promoted recruitment, retention and upward mobility of women and participated in professional development or mentorship for women.

  • Carolina community honors Black History Month

    A lecture by historian and author Ibram X. Kendi launched a monthlong celebration of African-American history at UNC-Chapel Hill and across the country.

  • ‘A message of perseverance’

    Women from across the University — climate and data scientists, an HIV researcher, an undergraduate chemist and a doctoral student working on cancer research — share the inspiration for their careers.

Diversity Events

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    CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio123 W Franklin StChapel Hill27516 |

    « All Events 2019 Diversity Awards April 29 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Diversity Awards recognize individuals and groups who have given their time and effort to further diversity, equity and inclusion at Carolina and in our surrounding community. Please join the Diversity Awards Committee and the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion at a ceremony and reception honoring the recipients of the 2019 Diversity Awards.

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    Carolina Theatre309 West Morgan StDurhamNC27701 |

    The Institute of African American Research and NCGrowth are hosting a multi-disciplinary conference to connect academic researchers and Black communities across North American and internationally. By creating new collaborations, we will help to document, safeguard and enhance the life of these communities. This event is hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and will be held September 9-11, 2019 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham NC.

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    Carolina Theatre309 West Morgan StDurhamNC27701 |

    The Institute of African American Research and NCGrowth are hosting a multi-disciplinary conference to connect academic researchers and Black communities across North American and internationally. By creating new collaborations, we will help to document, safeguard and enhance the life of these communities. This event is hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and will be held September 9-11, 2019 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham NC.