Race and Reckoning News

More than 1,200 people across the campus have signed the Roadmap for Racial Equity that calls for action on a list of items intended to increase the presence of people of color in the faculty; rename buildings that bear the names of people… read more

Profiles of the men whose names were removed from four campus buildings, produced by the History, Race and a Way Forward Commission from its research. read more

Charles B. Aycock (class of 1880), Josephus Daniels (class of 1885), Julian S. Carr and Thomas Ruffin Sr. have left the buildings. read more

Members of a 13-member committee appointed by the chancellor voted unanimously to recommend to Kevin Guskiewicz the removal of the names on four campus buildings for their ties to white supremacy. read more

The UNC trustees on Thursday approved a policy for removal of names from campus buildings and public spaces, and a recommendation for four removals could begin moving through the process soon. read more

The names of four people associated with white supremacy should be removed from campus buildings, UNC’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward recommended Friday. Carr Building, Daniels Student Stores and Aycock and Ruffin residence… read more

Four faculty chairs have proposed that Hamilton Hall be renamed for Pauli Murray, the Durham-raised civil rights activist who was denied admission to UNC in 1938 because of her race. read more

In the national cry for racial justice following the police killing of George Floyd, a group of UNC faculty issued what it called a Roadmap for Racial Equity. read more

The UNC trustees voted Wednesday to end the University’s 16-year moratorium on renaming of campus buildings. read more