Parker named director of diversity initiatives

Patricia S. Parker has been appointed Director of Diversity Initiatives for the College of Arts and Sciences, a new position recommended by the College’s Faculty Diversity Task Force... [more]

College faculty member, student win 2012 University Diversity Awards

Maria DeGuzman, associate professor of English and comparative literature, and Stephanie Nieves-Rios, a sophomore psychology major, are among the winners of the 2012 University Diversity Awards... [more]

Sahle named chair of African and Afro-American studies

Professor Eunice Sahle will become chair of the department of African and Afro-American studies in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, effective Jan. 1, 2012... [more]

Chronicling slaves' search for lost family members

UNC historian Heather Williams tells the stories of slave members' search for lost family members after the Civil War in her new book, "Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery.".. [more]