UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Eliminates DEI Funding, Will Divert Money to Public Safety
The University of North Carolina Board of Trustees voted unanimously at a special meeting Monday to redirect the entire $2.3 million diversity, equity and inclusion program budget to police and public safety, The News & Observer reported. While Chair David Boliek said the cuts were discussed before pro-Palestine protests against Israel wracked campus, trustee Marty Kotis said the disruption and related arrests made the new funding for law enforcement crucial.
Board Chair David Boliek told The News & Observer he expected jobs would be eliminated as a result of the reallocation. “My personal opinion is that there’s administrative bloat in the university,” he said. “... Any cuts in administration and diverting of dollars to rubber-meets-the-road efforts like public safety and teaching is important.” Trustee Marty Kotis said law enforcement needed the money following pro-Palestinian campus protests that began last month and resulted in several arrests.
Board Chair David Boliek told The News & Observer he expected jobs would be eliminated as a result of the reallocation. “My personal opinion is that there’s administrative bloat in the university,” he said. “... Any cuts in administration and diverting of dollars to rubber-meets-the-road efforts like public safety and teaching is important.” Trustee Marty Kotis said law enforcement needed the money following pro-Palestinian campus protests that began last month and resulted in several arrests.
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