Mandatory DEI courses in UNC System ‘suspended’ after Trump executive order, memo shows
Universities will still be allowed to offer the diversity-related courses, but students cannot be required to take them.
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Citing Trump Order, UNC System Ends DEI Course Requirements
The UNC system includes 16 institutions with and without the UNC moniker, plus a specialized high school. The memo said the order was effective immediately, despite coming well into the spring ...
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UNC System Chooses Kenan-Flagler Alum, Former Domino’s CEO as Latest UNC-Chapel Hill Trustee
Ritch Allison — who was formally selected Thursday by the UNC System — will fill the Board of Trustees seat left vacant by ...
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2 universities to build $2B children’s hospital in North Carolina
UNC Health and Duke Health announced plans for the state's first freestanding pediatric facility, to break ground in 2027.
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As faculty and students try to understand changes in federal research funding, some university leaders remain silent
The executive orders have sent the research community into a state of confusion, concern, and anxiety. Meanwhile, some of the ...
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Mandatory DEI courses in UNC System ‘suspended’ after Trump executive order, memo shows
North Carolina’s public universities can no ... specific requirements’ and continue to work with the UNC System Office to determine how to properly adhere to the process for waivers to the ...
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UNC Asheville suspends certain requirements related to diversity-intensive courses
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — UNC Asheville has suspended certain graduation requirements related to diversity-intensive courses following a memo from the UNC System Office regarding new ...