Race, Racism, and Racial Equity Symposium Series Kickoff — The Historical Exploitation of Black and Brown Bodies at UNC: Learning from the Past to Change the Present

The inaugural Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that will bring together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community. We will provide context on the state of race at UNC and in... Read more »

Inclusive Excellence Zoomtable Conversation: Supporting the Antiracist Work and Needs of BIPOC Students, Faculty and Staff at Gillings

Supporting the Antiracist Work and Needs of BIPOC Students, Faculty and Staff at Gillings This roundtable-style conversation was created to provide a space for BIPOC students, faculty, and staff at Gillings to: - Prioritize and share BIPOC-centered needs surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism (DEIA) at Gillings, UNC, and beyond. - Identify ways to relieve... Read more »

Virtual Safe Zone Training

The Standard Safe Zone is designed to introduce concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Registration required. Flyer Contact chrisana@live.unc.edu

Cultural Industry, Techno-capitalism and Labor: The Mediated Exploitation of Black and Brown Bodies

The Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that brings together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community. The second in the R3 series, “Cultural Industry, Techno-capitalism, and Labor: The Mediated... Read more »

Dr. Barbara Rogoff presents Learning as a Cultural Process: Insights from Mayan Families

The Carolina Consortium on Human Development is pleased to welcome Dr. Barbara Rogoff as the next presenter in their Spring 2021 Series on Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture and Intersectional Approaches. On Feb. 8 at 2-3:15 p.m., Dr. Barbara Rogoff will present "Learning as a Cultural Process: Insights from Mayan Families." This lecture... Read more »

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: The Legacy of Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow

In case you missed it, watch the webinar recording. This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School faculty and staff inclusive excellence training requirements. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy... Read more »

Structures of Inequality: Moving Forward on the Rural-Urban Divide and Access to Health Care

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School faculty and staff inclusive excellence training requirement. In the fall, Honors Carolina kicked off an ongoing examination of systems of inequality with a series of programs on structural racism. This semester, they will turn attention to related questions of bias and discrimination.... Read more »

Consent and COVID: What You Need to Know

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on... Read more »

Advancing Health Equity in North Carolina

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. How do we improve health outcomes and increase access to... Read more »

Cancer Outcomes Research Program Round Table: Diversity in Mentorship

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training for faculty and staff. Please join the Cancer Outcomes Research Program on Tuesday, March 9 for the Cancer Outcomes Research Program Weekly Virtual Breakfast Seminar. Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Medicine Director, Center for Health... Read more »

Pandemics Then, Now & Future: Implications for Public Health Education

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on Tuesdays a 10:40 a.m. to receive empowering health information. March 9: MiAnna Patterson and Cierra Campbell – “Pandemics Then, Now, & Future: Implications for Public... Read more »

Bringing a Racial Equity Focus to Health Informatics: Panel Discussion

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The Carolina Health Informatics Program along with the Health Sciences Library invites you to participate in a two-part event intended to help health informatics students and researchers at UNC incorporate a racial equity focus... Read more »

Mitigating Misogyny: Theorizing Digital Age Feminist Activism

This event qualifies for 40 minutes of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Mitigating Misogyny: Theorizing Digital Age Feminist Activism with DEB AIKAT, Ph. D. When: 12:05 p.m. – 12:30 p.m., March 15 (Monday) Where: Kirkland Auditorium (limited seating), UNC-CH Adams School of Dentistry & Livestream DOCSpeaks... Read more »

COVID-19 Vaccines: Making an Informed Decision

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on Tuesdays a 10:40 a.m. to receive empowering health information. March 16: Dr. Lisa Paulin and Dr. Tianduo Zhang - "COVID-19 Vaccines: Making an Informed Decision"... Read more »

Discrimination, Context and Health Panel

This lecture qualifies for 75 mins of credit toward the Gilling School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. FPG’s Carolina Consortium on Human Development is honored to host... Read more »

Have It Your Way: Contraceptives 101

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on... Read more »

Equity and Childhood Resilience

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. In this seminar, Dr. Lauren A. Smith will discuss... Read more »

GATHER Film Screening & Panel Discussion

This event qualifies for 2.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the Gillings Alumni Association on March 24 for a 5 p.m. screening of GATHER - an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities... Read more »

Centering Race in Data Science

This lecture qualifies for 75 minutes of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Creating a race + equity task force in Data Science. Registration required. Desmond Upton Patton is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at Columbia University. He is a Public Interest Technologist... Read more »

2021 Deil S. Wright Lecture: Preparing People of Color for 21st Century Jobs: Unfulfilled Promises and Lost Opportunities

This lecture qualifies for 2 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The MPA Alumni Association created this lecture series in 2002 to honor Professor Deil Wright for his 34 years of teaching MPA students. Each year, a distinguished professional from the field of public administration... Read more »