Racial Equity at UNCG

Qualified immunity, police violence and healing from trauma. Dr. Jocelyn Smith Lee discusses the long-lasting effects of police violence and gun violence in an interview with NPR.

Remembering George Floyd, Diversifying Campus Communities, and COVID-19 Responses. Chancellor Gilliam joins the In the Margins podcast to reflect on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, the Black Lives Matter movement, DEI initiatives on college campuses, and higher education’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asian American Faculty within the UNC System Raise Awareness. Dr. Anthony Chow discusses the newly launched Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus with WRAL News.

UNCG professors working on online support program to give families strategies to have conversations about race, ethnicity. Fox 8 interviews Dr. Stephanie Coard and Dr. Laura Gonzalez about their “One Talk at a Time” program.

The Burden of Being ‘On Point.’ The Atlantic highlights the work of UNCG’s Dr. Jocelyn Smith Lee in a recent article about Black boys and trauma. 

MOAA Names Three New Board Members for the 2021-22 Year. Rob Knox, associate athletics director for strategic communications at UNCG, was recently named to the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association Board of Directors. 

Piedmont Triad professor reflects on lessons learned from National Women’s Month. Dr. Cerise L. Glenn shares reflections of the importance of Black women’s experiences in recognition of Women’s History Month