About 20% of UNC’s undergraduate student population is made up of first-generation college students. Programs such as CAPS’ First in the Family group and Carolina Firsts aim to create community and provide resources.
App Team Carolina is a student-run organization that promotes IOS-centered learning for developers and designers and makes space for women to explore careers in technology.
The term replaces the “o” in “Latino” with an “x” to promote gender inclusivity. But some surveys suggest a majority of people with Latin heritage don’t like the term.
Two schools at UNC have joined together to hire their first director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Anthony James is filling that role for the School of Education and the School of Information and Library Science.