The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Board of Trustees voted Monday to cut the school’s diversity funding and redirect it to public safety and police. The decision was made following a highly publicized pro-Palestinian demonstration at the school. There are dozens of other campuses.
The decision takes $2.3 million away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts on campus and could eliminate the school’s DEI office, the Associated Press reported.
One board member noted that anti-war protests on campus have resulted in multiple arrests, increasing the need for more funding for police.
“We cannot consider the needs of all 30,000 students, not just 100 or so students who want to disrupt the university’s operations,” Budget Committee Vice Chairman Marty Kotis said, according to the Associated Press. It’s important.”
The Hill has reached out to UNC for comment.
The school appears to be ahead of a vote by the North Carolina State University Governance Commission on limiting DEI policies on state campuses.
Red states are cutting back on DEI efforts at their universities, including banning offices altogether.
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