LIVE UPCOMING EVENT PRESENTED BY THE SONJA HAYNES STONE CENTER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021| 6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. EST REGISTER HERE Please register before 2/23. Distinguished journalist, educator and activist Charles E. Cobb will deliver the 2021 African American History Month Lecture on Tuesday, February 23 via Zoom. Cobb is a founding member of … Read more
The biochemistry and Biophysics department will be holding a virtual townhall for its members. BCBP Racial Equity Town Hall February 12th, 12:00 pm Hosted by the BCBP Diversity Committee The Biochemistry & Biophysics department invites all of its members to a virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss Racial equity and Inclusion efforts and challenges in … Read more
Difficult Conversations with Underrepresented People of Color: Sense of Belonging and Obstacles to STEM Fields (50 min.) SSC is proud to partner with Joel Kingsolver to screen the documentary Can We Talk? 2 for the UNC Biology Dept., as showcased at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology conference this year. In her Can We Talk series, Dr. Kendall Moore (URI) has … Read more
Overview Feelings of defensiveness and discomfort are common when engaging in conversations around race and bias. Even those who have done extensive reading on these emotionally-charged topics can find themselves fumbling if they haven’t yet reflected on how their own identities and biases impact the way they show up in the world—and in these difficult … Read more
The Standard Safe Zone is a four-hour training is designed to introduce concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. There is a short intermission about half way through. Safe Zone trainees develop: A deeper awareness of personal ideas, stereotypes, and assumptions related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and … Read more
LIVE UPCOMING EVENT PRESENTED BY THE INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021| 7:30 P.M- 9:30 P.M. EST REGISTER HERE A Reading, Conversation, and Q&A with Rev William Barber II and Jaki Shelton Green,with Gene Nichol as moderator will be held as part of the 2021 Frank B. Hanes Writers-in-Residence Program, where Barber and … Read more
AAC invites you to our Open Forum this Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 8:00 PM to discuss Anti-Asian/Asian American violence. We extend this invite to members outside of the UNC community and would love to hear your thoughts.
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 that bring together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community. The third … Read more
An alternative to Safe Zone that similarly introduces concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The curriculum also covers LGBTQ health disparities, health resources, and common health professional scenarios, along with a terminology primer and strategies for allyship. This training is intended to address concerns particular to Health Care professionals, though it is open to all campus and community members.
NIH is launching an effort to address structural racism in the biomedical research enterprise. Watch NIH Director Dr. Collins and other NIH leaders discuss the initiative with members of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director TODAY at 3pm ET. LIVE at 3:00pm on the NIH Twitter account.
