The University of North Carolina (UNC) System's Board of Governors has voted to repeal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies across its 17 public universities. This decision follows a report revealing that the UNC System spends at least $90 million annually on nearly 700 DEI staff members, according to watchdog group OpenTheBooks. The board's new policy, titled 'Equality and Nondiscrimination,' aims to align public universities with legal principles of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Cutting $2.3 million for DEI at Chapel Hill was just a start. The move has sparked debate, with some arguing that DEI spending contributes to college affordability issues, suggesting that the funds could be used to lower tuition. The report was covered by BPR’s Lilly Knoepp.
The Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina System voted to replace its DEI policies among 17 public universities across the state. https://t.co/3shFK8AdsG
Breaking — UNC Board of Governors votes to repeal DEI policies at all 17 state campuses. https://t.co/XUaQiCrBiF https://t.co/Fjd01YX61x
Congratulations to the UNC Board of Governors, which today passed a resolution “Equality within North Carolina,” meant to replace the previous “Diversity and Inclusion” framework which led to excess and discrimination. What a statement win! https://t.co/0ft7FRopFM
Board of North Carolina’s public university system repeals diversity, equity and inclusion policy https://t.co/Z7wKONGb0O
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Governing board of North Carolina’s 17-school public university system repeals diversity, equity and inclusion policy.
BREAKING: The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has just voted to replace DEI with Equality and Nondiscrimination for the whole university system: https://t.co/dwnqKDYJjZ
BREAKING: The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has just voted replaced DEI with Equality and Nondiscrimination for the whole university system: https://t.co/vSB2pM8Et9
Opponents of DEI programs scored a major victory this month in North Carolina, with the state’s flagship public university preemptively moving funds away from DEI due to fears of a ban. https://t.co/CqM2i5STSN
UNC board to vote on eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion measures at NC public colleges. By BPR’s @JoseSandoval_02 and @LillyKnoepp: https://t.co/ooC4UNUHxQ
The University of North Carolina System spends at least $90 million annually on salaries for diversity, equity, and inclusion staff members, according to a new report. https://t.co/m2ICmHMruP
The University of North Carolina (UNC) system spends at least $90 million annually to employ just under 700 staffers devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according to watchdog group OpenTheBooks. https://t.co/803XZNk5EC
Holy shlit. Look at how much UNC spends on their DEI staff. This is insane. https://t.co/Qf3HLM30cA
Cutting $2.3 million for DEI at Chapel Hill was just a start. The University Of North Carolina System spends at least $90 million a year on almost 700 DEI staff: https://t.co/kSBiRRCpsp
There are 191,000 undergraduate students at UNC. $90 million per year in DEI spending is enough to lower tuition by $470 a year for each. Some students don't pay anything already, so the real reduction is over $500. DEI is part of the college affordability problem. https://t.co/CXhuc6UPS4
Holy sh*t. @UNC spends nearly $90 million a year on DEI staff. The top earners, according to @open_the_books https://t.co/0XGBGWN0Tu
Statement from the @UNC_System #UNCBOG chair @rramseyjbbw: "The changes in the UNC System’s recently proposed diversity, equity, and inclusion policy are designed to keep public universities in line with the law, and with principles of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity."…