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UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources

RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina’s public university system considers a vote on changes to its diversity policy, the system’s flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs in next year’s budget. did. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees approved changes to divert $2.3 million in diversity […]

UNC board votes to cut DEI funding

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, […]

Ben & Jerry’s board calls pro-Palestinian campus protests ‘essential’ to democracy

The board of directors of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, which was founded by two Jewish men from New York, said the pro-Palestinian protests sweeping American college campuses and graduation ceremonies are “essential” to democracy. The Vermont-based frozen dairy dessert maker, owned by Unilever and sold on some university campuses, called for a permanent ceasefire […]

Conor Benn’s suspension reimposed after Ukad and boxing board appeals | Boxing

British welterweight Conor Benn has had his provisional suspension reinstated following a successful appeal by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC). Ukado has responded to the Independent National Anti-Doping Commission’s decision to acquit Benn after he failed two voluntary drug tests in 2022 and was suspended in March 2023. He […]

Virginia school board overturns old vote and renames two schools after Confederate icons

The Virginia State Board of Education voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate leaders to high schools and elementary schools, four years after they were removed. The Shenandoah County Board of Education voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and rename Honey Run Elementary School as Ashby-Lee Elementary […]

Confederate names reinstated by vote of Virginia county school board

Virginia county school boards voted this week to reinstate the Confederate names of two schools previously deemed offensive. In response to the death of George Floyd in 2020, the Shenandoah County Board of Education has voted to rename two schools in its jurisdiction after Confederate generals. Stonewall Jackson High School was named after General Thomas […]