{"id":2252270,"date":"2024-05-24T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-north-carolina-repeals-dei-mandates-pledges-to-focus-on-institutional-neutrality\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T14:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:59:31","slug":"university-of-north-carolina-repeals-dei-mandates-pledges-to-focus-on-institutional-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-north-carolina-repeals-dei-mandates-pledges-to-focus-on-institutional-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"The University of North Carolina removes DEI requirements, prioritizes institutional neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversity-of-north-carolina-repeals-dei-mandates-pledges-to-focus-on-institutional-neutrality%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2252270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The University of North Carolina&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/times-up-dissolves-advisory-board-to-shield-a-listers-like-reese-witherspoon-and-natalie-portman-from-unfair-scrutiny\/\" title=\"Time\u2019s Up Dissolves Advisory Board To \u2018Shield\u2019 A-Listers Like Reese Witherspoon And Natalie Portman, From \u2018Unfair Scrutiny\u2019\">leadership board<\/a> voted\u2063 to replace previous diversity, \u200dequity, \u2064and inclusion policies with new\u200d neutrality-focused guidelines. This decision by the UNC System Board of Governors removed the requirement for schools\u2062 to have DEI officers \u200band monitor campus diversity, emphasizing equality \u2064of opportunity in education and employment. The university&#8217;s commitment now lies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebooks-political-ad-ban-is-blocking-vaccine-information\/\" title=\"Facebook\u2019s Political Ad Ban Is Blocking Vaccine Information\">upholding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a><\/a>, \u200dacademic freedom, and equality of viewpoints and individuals, fostering\u2062 diversity and\u200c inclusivity for all.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The leadership board that governs policies at the University of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a> voted on Thursday to repeal previous diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in favor of new neutrality focused guidelines. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The vote from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/university-of-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNC<\/a> System Board of Governors ended a policy that forced each of the 17 schools in the system to have a DEI officer and to monitor campus diversity. New policies say that the university is committed to \u201cequality of opportunity in education and employment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcarolina.edu\/apps\/policy\/doc.php?type=pdf&#038;id=147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  say that the university is committed to free speech, academic freedom, and ensuring equality of different viewpoints and people. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The policy adds that \u201caddressing the needs of individuals \u2014 requires that each be treated as an individual deserving of dignity and inclusion. The University shall continue to ensure that diverse persons of any background, from North Carolina and beyond, are invited, included, and treated equally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNon-discrimination, institutional neutrality, free expression, and academic freedom are all mutually reinforcing concepts and values,\u201d UNC President Peter Hans <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/education\/article288507395.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  Thursday, according to the News and Observer. \u201cWe are here to serve all, not just those who agree with us. When these principles are faithfully held, they allow diversity in all forms to thrive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s good for college students to encounter liberal ideas, to become familiar with the best forms of progressive thought our society has to offer,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s good for college students to encounter conservative ideas, to appreciate traditional perspectives and hear strong right-of-center arguments.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The previous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcarolina.edu\/apps\/policy\/doc.php?type=pdf&#038;id=150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  required the DEI officer to \u201cpromote and advance diversity and inclusion throughout all levels and areas of the institution\u201d through training, outreach, education programs, and strategies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the new guidelines section on institutional neutrality, employees of the university are prohibited from consulting or contracting on \u201cmatters of contemporary political debate or social action\u201d in their official capacity as a university employee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier this month, the UNC-Chapel Hill board of trustees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/unc-chapel-hill-votes-to-gut-dei-department-give-money-to-campus-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> to gut funding for the school\u2019s DEI department and give the money to campus police instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think that DEI in a lot of people\u2019s minds is divisiveness, exclusion and indoctrination,\u201d said UNC-Chapel Hill budget committee vice chairman Marty Kotis. \u201cWe need more unity and togetherness, more dialogue, more diversity of thought.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republican-led states across the country have moved to block public universities from implementing DEI policies that value identity over merit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/inside-the-dei-fueled-implosion-of-a-major-u-s-law-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Related: Activism Over Education? 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