UNC board removes DEI funding from next year's budget; Moves $2.3M to public safety

May 13, 2024 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
UNC-Chapel Hill's Board of Trustees on Monday approved the transfer of $2.3 million in diversity and inclusion spending to public safety priorities in the 2024-25 budget.

The trustees held a special meeting Monday morning. The board is scheduled to hold its regular meeting Wednesday and Thursday. The UNC System Board of Governors is expected to vote next week to eliminate diversity goals and jobs at member institutions, including UNC-Chapel Hill. A Board of Governors committee last month approved a complete rewrite of the system's existing diversity, equity and inclusion policy.

The move is likely to create job losses at the Chapel Hill campus, said trustee Dave Boliek. The $2.3 million is money from state-appropriated dollars and trust fund money that were "immediately identified," Boliek said. The system office identified that money, he said. The university's operating budget in 2023-24 was $4.2 billion
WRAL 05/13/2024