I Am Because We Are: Interrelated Realities

Memorial Hall

Tickets for the MLK Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony, to be held Jan. 22, 7-9 p.m. at Memorial Hall, are now available. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, author, radio host and Georgetown University sociology professor, will deliver the keynote and the Unsung Heroes Awards and MLK Scholarship Awards will be presented. Dr. Dyson’s pioneering scholarship has... Read more »

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 »

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 »

ARTivism: Using Arts-based Scholarship to Interrogate and Dismantle Racism

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 credit hours toward annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirements. The Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, co-hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, the Jordan Institute for Families and the UNC School of Social Work's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events... Read more »

Identity-Based Trauma: Understanding What’s Ailing, So It Can Be Healed

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Center for Faculty Excellence and Student Affairs, will host “Culture of Care: Racial Trauma, Healing and Community Resilience,” a three-event series that provides... Read more »

Caring for Myself is Not Self-Indulgence: Navigating Vicarious Trauma and Potential Burnout

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Center for Faculty Excellence and Student Affairs, will host “Culture of Care: Racial Trauma, Healing and Community Resilience,” a three-event series that provides... Read more »

Care in the Midst of Chaos: Providing Reasonable Flexibility

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Center for Faculty Excellence and Student Affairs, will host “Culture of Care: Racial Trauma, Healing and Community Resilience,” a three-event series that provides... Read more »

Highlighting Participatory Justice Scholarship: Working to Advance Racial Equity

The Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium is a series of virtual events hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Jordan Institute for Families, and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the UNC School of Social Work that bring together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and... Read more »

Fireside Chat with TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown-Duckett

Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library 200 South Rd, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Mrs. Thasunda Brown-Duckett will discuss her pathway to becoming an advocate for diversity and inclusion and her experiences as one of only two Black female CEOs in the U.S. leading a Fortune 500 company. She will also discuss financial literacy and wellness in communities of color. Light refreshments will be served. This event qualifies for... Read more »