UNCW was complying with a Board of Governors directive to promote ‘nondiscrimination, equality of opportunity, institutional neutrality, academic freedom and student success.’
The school saved almost $1.5 million as a result of the move, which will now go to benefiting student life on campus.
The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) has eliminated several Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) positions at the school and redirected the money to help students.
On Aug. 8, UNCW Chancellor Aswani K. Volety announced that, to conform with a UNC Board of Governors directive to promote “nondiscrimination, equality of opportunity, institutional neutrality, academic freedom and student success,” the school will shutter its Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (OIDI).
Volety and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Christine Reed Davis released a report on Aug. 30 explaining UNCW’s compliance with the anti-DEI mandate in more detail.