Diversity Digest
First ‘Love Your Body Day Summit’ Achieves Goals
NC State's first Love Your Body Day (LYBD) Summit, hosted on October 31, 2018 by the NC State Women’s Center, achieved three important goals relating to deconstructing supremacist views in how we view bodies.
Meaning, Healing, Support and Trust: Womxn of Color Retreat
With a complete overhaul from the previous year’s retreat, the 2018 Womxn of Color Retreat boasted a new robust 3-day curriculum with the theme of Developing and Embracing a Revolutionary Consciousness: Awareness Building, Reflection and Actualization.
GLBT Center’s Annual Potluck Gives Warmth
The GLBT Center and GLBT Faculty and Staff Network's fifth annual Holiday Potluck provided an opportunity for GLBT students to gather in a place of community, solidarity and care. Nearly 60 students and over 15 faculty and staff attended.
Five Reasons Why Hamilton is Everything
After forking out a whole lot of money to see Hamilton over Thanksgiving weekend, I wondered if it could possibly live up to the hype. Well, not only is it an incredibly innovative and entertaining theater production — it’s a cultural phenomenon.
Sophie LaBelle Advocates Through Narrative
At the close of GLBT History Month, comic artist Sophie Labelle visited NC State to share her experiences writing and drawing about transgender issues.
Attend NC State’s Kwanzaa Celebration
Join the African American Cultural Center at NC State's annual Kwanzaa Celebration on December 6, 2018 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Witherspoon Cinema.
Editorial Opinion: Can Youth Sports Be Toxic?
As a parent of two teenagers who have both participated in youth sports, I’ve noticed some differences between some of the programs for girls and those for boys.
Race Awareness Seminar Flips the Script
NC State hosted Al Vivian, president and CEO of BASIC Diversity, from October 9 through October 12, 2018 for two sessions of the acclaimed Race Awareness Seminar.
Raising Consciousness About Food and Housing Insecurity
The first step toward ending any social issue is to raise the collective consciousness. Read the third article in a series about food and housing insecurity by Leah Block.
Faculty Salary Equity Study Shows Continued Improvement, Isolated Gaps
NC State's 2017 Faculty Salary Equity Study study showed that as of fall 2017, median salaries for underrepresented minority, Asian and female faculty for most ranks in most colleges were estimated to be between 95% and 105% of their reference groups.