UNC system eliminates 59 DEI jobs and realigns 132 other positions, board says [Video]

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Dozens of diversity, equity and inclusion programs and jobs have been eliminated as colleges and universities in the University of North Carolina system across the state work to comply with the mandated commitment of neutrality.

The UNC Board of Governors met Wednesday morning in downtown Raleigh to announce that so far, complying campuses have eliminated 59 DEI jobs, realigned 132 other positions, and saved the UNC system over $17 million dollars.

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“I think true inclusion comes from when everyone’s together,” N.C. State sophomore Cale Tomlin said. “It’s not just people being singled out for physical properties.”

Doing away with the DEI campus connections have been discussed since 2019. The UNC Board of Governors’ mandate came in May to phase out DEI over time and implement more student-neutral programs and initiatives.

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