UNC has an on-campus food pantry run by and for Carolina students. Appointments are required during the pandemic, but access to the pantry is confidential. To request food, volunteer, or donate, please check out their website.

The UNC CAPS Multicultural Health Program (MCHP) will be hosting a workshop series for BIPOC-identified graduate students this semester. We would like to invite BIPOC graduate students in the School of Government department to attend our 3 upcoming workshops. Could you please share this information widely with students of color in your department? Please see below and attached details about the events and how to register.  

 

Link to register for any or all of the workshops: https://go.unc.edu/gradpoc 

February 10 at Noon – Self-Care and Activism 

March 10 at Noon – Stress, Anxiety and Burnout 

April 14 at Noon – Cultivating an Ethic of Communal Care 

 

The CAPS MCHP is a new program designed to support the needs of BIPOC students at UNC. You can learn more about the program here: https://caps.unc.edu/services/multicultural-health-program 

To learn more and register, please visit www.townofchapelhill.org/peoplesacademy. Please also feel free to contact Carolina MPA student Shakera Vaughan at shakerav@ad.unc.edu with any questions you have. 

This semester, the UNC Program for Public Discourse continues its mission to promote civic virtue and foster lively debate with a pair of virtual panel discussions: Defining Racial Justice in the 21st Century: Competing Perspectives and Shared Goals and The Future of Conservatism. 

On February 23rd at 5:30 pm, the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies joins us in hosting Defining Racial Justice in the 21st Century: Competing Perspectives and Shared Goals. In the wake of a summer of protests against police brutality, the midst of an ongoing pandemic, and the aftermath of a contentious election, we’re bringing together a panel of Black academic, journalistic, religious, and political leaders to discuss and debate their different definitions of what racial justice looks like - and how it might be achieved - in the twenty-first century.

On March 23rd at 5:30 pm, in partnership with the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University’s Arete Initiative, we’ll consider The Future of Conservatism. On a host of issues including populism, free trade, and nationalism, conservatives are no longer united. Now, perhaps more than ever, what it means to be a “conservative,” where conservatism is likely headed, and where, ideally, it should direct itself are open to debate. A panel of political thinkers with different views on conservatism will discuss these critical questions.

Dear Carolina Community,

The Order of the Golden Fleece is pleased to request your nominations of undergraduate juniors and seniors, graduate students, staff, faculty and alumni to be tapped into the Order of the Golden Fleece. Founded on April 11, 1904, the Order of the Golden Fleece is the oldest and highest honorary society at UNC.

The Order selects members based upon significant, lasting contributions to the University as reflected in scholarship, motivation, creativity, loyalty, and leadership in academic and extracurricular pursuits. Seniors comprise the majority of the inductees, but juniors, graduate students, faculty, and alumni are also eligible for membership. Individuals are eligible for induction regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ability, religion, or any other identity.

The nomination deadline is Monday, Feb. 15, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. Submit your nomination today! If you have any questions, please direct them to ogf1904@gmail.com.

It is that time of year again where we recognize people and groups that have given their time and effort to advance diversity, equity and inclusion at Carolina and in our surrounding community. As has always been the case, this work is vital as we build our community together, and we ask you to consider nominating individuals and group collaborations for the 13^th Annual Diversity Awards.

The Diversity Awards Committee will be accepting nominations for the awards beginning Tuesday, January 12, 2021. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, February 28, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. Two awards will be given in each of the following six categories:

Nominations should be submitted electronically to UNC 2021 Diversity Awards Nomination.

Further details about the award and the nomination process are available at diversity.unc.edu/programs/awards/. For further information, please contact the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion at diversity@unc.edu.

Senior Director for Education, Operations and Initiatives

Nominations for the 2021 Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society (FPGHS) class are open! FPGHS recognizes outstanding service provided to the University and community by graduate and professional students enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Honor Society also recognizes faculty and staff who have contributed to graduate and professional education at the University. 

 

To nominate an exceptional professional student, graduate student, staff or faculty member, please follow the nomination procedure found on the website:

https://gradschool.unc.edu/studentlife/fpghs/ 

 

and send to fpghs.unc@gmail.com, along with the nominee's CV and one letter of support. 

 

More information, detailed instructions, and current members can be found online (http://gradschool.unc.edu/studentlife/fpghs/) and in the attached flyer.

 

Nominations are due March 5th, 2021.

The Carolina MPA Intranet houses information and resources for students during the program.