UNC System moves to eliminate diversity goals, jobs at public campuses across the state [Video]

The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors will vote next month on a new policy targeting diversity and inclusion efforts at state universities and eliminate positions related to diversity and inclusion.

A committee approved the new policy at a Wednesday meeting without discussion. If approved by the full 24-member board next month, it would repeal and replace the system’s existing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy, which was adopted in 2019.

The item will be placed on the consent agenda at the May meeting, which is scheduled for May 23.

The change would impact all 16 public colleges and universities across the state, including UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, plus the NC School of Science and Mathematics.

Earlier in April, a key UNC-Chapel Hill trustee with ties to Republican leadership said he expected the university system to scrap some DEI policies.Not only are DEI goals and initiatives at stake, but several jobs and job titles are on the …