The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion (UODI) would like to acknowledge the challenges our community is facing and remains dedicated to ensuring, through the use of our voices and perspectives, that our campus remains united. The challenges we are encountering affect everyone, from all backgrounds, and it will be our unity that will propel us forward and through crises that we currently face or may arise in the future.
We have been closely following the news and, sadly, across the nation, it has come to our attention that members of the Tar Heel community have experienced anti-Asian comments, expressions of racism and xenophobic animosity related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our office stands firmly in support of the incredible diversity, in its many forms, that each of you bring to campus. We denounce any anti-Asian prejudice, harassment and harm in the guise of people expressing their thoughts, fears or anxieties of COVID-19. At Carolina, we celebrate Asian/Asian Pacific American month in April by recognizing the contributions made by this vast group to enrich our campus and this country. We are looking forward to the new ways we can honor those members of our community.
Messages from UODI and the Office of the Chancellor focus on how we are addressing xenophobia at Carolina and provide resources.