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.

The move is a response to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that seeks to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion instruction from public schools.

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education newsletter about the programs across the UNC System that are being allowed to continue requiring DEI classwork.

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.

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education newsletter about the programs across the UNC System that are being allowed to continue requiring DEI classwork.

The UNC System sent the same guidance to every public university in the state, but each had a different plan for compliance.

Plus, UNC System leaders want to make their own accreditation agency.

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education newsletter about the programs across the UNC System that are being allowed to continue requiring DEI classwork.

Education UNC System schools cut 59 jobs, move $17 million to comply with new diversity policy UNC-Chapel Hill cut the most positions and redirected the most savings to student success initiatives.

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education newsletter about the programs across the UNC System that are being allowed to continue requiring DEI classwork.

Plus, UNC System leaders want to make their own accreditation agency.