University of North Carolina to divert $2.3m DEI budget to safety and policing

Some members of board of trustees, which voted for divestment, cited students’ Gaza protests as reason for redesignation of funds

On Monday, the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill announced that it would divert the school’s entire $2.3m diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) budget toward public safety and policing.

Some members of the board of trustees, which voted for the divestment, cited students’ recent anti-war demonstrations as a reason for the redesignation of funds to the campus police.