Schools within the UNC System cut nearly five dozen positions, reassigned more than 100 positions and redirected more than $17 million in funding to comply with a new system-wide diversity policy.

In late May, the UNC Board of Governors revoked and replaced its 2019 diversity policy, which outlined several diversity jobs and their responsibility for coordinating DEI efforts across the system.

UNC-Chapel Hill removed the highest, with 20 positions cut. Several schools, including ECU, UNC Charlotte, and UNC Wilmington, said position cuts did not result in any layoffs.

While UNC System schools could still offer such courses, “all general education requirements and major-specific requirements mandating completion of course credits related to diversity, equity ...

For example, it would cut $5.4 million worth of vacant state employee jobs in the area known as general government, which includes agencies like the Department of Administration.

Across the system, nearly 60 DEI-related positions were eliminated and more than 130 jobs were “realigned” — or purged of their ties to DEI — as a result of the UNC System’s repeal last ...

For example, it would cut $5.4 million worth of vacant state employee jobs in the area known as general government, which includes agencies like the Department of Administration.

Schools within the UNC System cut nearly five dozen positions, reassigned more than 100 positions and redirected more than $17 million in funding to comply with a new system-wide diversity policy.

Schools within the University of North Carolina System cut nearly five dozen positions, reassigned roughly 130 more and redirected more than $17 million in funding to comply with a new system-wide ...