Topic: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Renewed calls to action in Pride Month

LGBTQI+ health matters

Nothing radical about our Inclusive Excellence Action Plan (IEAP)

Our Inclusive Excellence Action Plan (IEAP) is solidly a public health plan to overcome inequities in health and health care in North Carolina, the U.S. and around the world, in keeping with our school’s mission.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Remembering a walk with a Nobel Prize laureate

What I learned about science, ethics, generosity and more from Barry Blumberg, MD, PhD

Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

To honor Martin Luther King Jr., we must act to achieve a more equitable future

The fight for justice and equity continues in the U.S. and on our campus. It is not a time to give up or lose hope. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and all he stood for, we should recommit to action to achieve the still-unrealized dream.

Higher Ed

A letter to BIPOC faculty, staff and students

We are following our Inclusive Excellence Action Plan to be an anti-racist school – a place where BIPOC students, faculty and staff thrive.

Public Health

Juneteenth 2021

Juneteenth is a day to recommit to dismantling structural racism, with renewed optimism that change can come and that improved public health will be one of the outcomes.

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month

During Pride Month, we recognize the contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals and reaffirm our solidarity in the ongoing struggle for equality and equity for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Okla., was burned by a white mob May 31-June 1, 1921.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Past and present collide one hundred years after Tulsa Race Massacre

There is too much important American history that we do not learn in school. My generation is not the only one that did not grow up learning about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (Tom Hanks agrees) or the 1898 Wilmington, NC, insurrection, both of which left thriving Black communities in shreds.

Public Health

Advancing health equity for transgender people

Anti-transgender violence and legislation are urgent public health issues

Public Health

Guilty verdicts in Chauvin trial are a step in the right direction

While the Chauvin verdicts are not a panacea for problems caused by structural racism, they can be a beacon for change.

Public Health

Ending Black History Month at the beginning—in 1619

I ended the celebration of Black History Month with humility, realizing how much more I must learn — how much more most white people raised in the U.S., and educated, as I was, with a whitewashed history of our country, must learn.

Higher Ed

Black History Month: Time to advance racial equity

Black History Month provides opportunities to learn more so we can do more to advance equity and honor the struggles and achievements of Black Americans.

Another semester begins—in a momentous time

With a new administration in the White House and leadership in state houses, public health can be a rallying cry for overcoming division. When it comes to public health, everything is interconnected. Each of us can make a difference. If we are determined, together, we can do so much more.

Government

Attack on the U.S. Capitol

What happened this week at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., was unprecedented in its violence.

COVID-19

Extraordinary times demand extraordinary solutions

The October 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine speaks to the extraordinary times we are living in and how medicine and public health are converging on a similar path.

Public Health

What is anti-American?

I nearly choked while driving Saturday morning when I heard on the radio about the new presidential directive stating that the government will no longer pay for anti-racism training for federal workers because it is “anti-American.”

Higher Ed

A hero dies too young

Chadwick Boseman exemplified courage and dedication to purpose more lasting than ourselves.

Students

Eleventh-hour policy targeting international students is unjust

All our students – including international students – should be able to continue their education remotely, if needed. It would be irresponsible not to provide remote learning options if circumstances require it.

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Topic: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Renewed calls to action in Pride Month

Nothing radical about our Inclusive Excellence Action Plan (IEAP)

Remembering a walk with a Nobel Prize laureate

To honor Martin Luther King Jr., we must act to achieve a more equitable future

A letter to BIPOC faculty, staff and students

Juneteenth 2021

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Past and present collide one hundred years after Tulsa Race Massacre

Advancing health equity for transgender people

Guilty verdicts in Chauvin trial are a step in the right direction

Ending Black History Month at the beginning—in 1619

Black History Month: Time to advance racial equity

Another semester begins—in a momentous time

Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Extraordinary times demand extraordinary solutions

What is anti-American?

A hero dies too young

Eleventh-hour policy targeting international students is unjust

What's Popular

Racism is a public health crisis

Black lives matter

All is not well in America

Guns and threats of violence have no place on this campus

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