UNC Chapel Hill (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)
The University of North Carolina System assured state legislators Wednesday that they are doing everything in their power to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion language and programs across the 17-campus system.
The UNC Board of Governors voted in May 2024 to formally repeal the system’s policy on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in favor of “principled neutrality.”
Still, equity has remained in the political crosshairs, with Republicans lawmakers filing multiple bills in the 2025 session to prohibit the support, funding or implementation of DEI programs in state government and education.
Bart Goodson, the UNC System’s senior vice president for government affairs, told members of the House Select Committee on Government Efficiency that the system is ahead of the curve in complying with the President’s executive orders on discrimination and DEI. (Photo: NCGA livestream)Bart Goodson, the UNC System’s senior vice president for government affairs, told members of the House Select Committee on Government Efficiency that by the time President Trump’s executive orders on discrimination and DEI rolled out in January 2025, the system was ahead of the curve.
Goodson said each campus was advised on the remaining steps necessary to bring campuses into full compliance with the Trump administration’s orders.
“The guidance emphasizes the policies refocus on student success and reminds campuses of the constant, ongoing vigilance campuses must use,” said Goodson.
A memo from the system also mandated that all general education requirements that included completion of course credits related to diversity, equity and inclusion be suspended.
The system further mandated an annual campus reporting requirement with the chancellor’s signature to verify compliance.
To date, 59 positions tied to DEI have been eliminated and 131 have been realigned. The system estimates that the implementation of the equality policy across the University of North Carolina system has saved $17.1 million. The savings have been redirected to student mental health, military and veteran student services and academic advising, according to Goodson.
But efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion from higher education in North Carolina have not been quick or easy.
“We’re turning over every stone,” Goodson told committee members.
The campuses have manually reviewed more than 4,756 web pages, revised 1,270 web pages, and reviewed over 8,000 gifts, including scholarships and grants. Of those gift funds, 345 were flagged, 29 amended, with some spending paused. Funding from 85 foundations required working with individual donors to bring agreements into compliance.
“It takes a lot of manpower and a lot of man hours to review this information,” Goodson told the committee. “It’s a time-consuming area.”
Rep. Mark Brody (R-Union) (Photo: NCGA livestream)Rep. Mark Brody (R-Union) said he’d heard from upset constituents whose sons or daughters were not accepted at their school of choice in the UNC system.
“If there are foreign students in these programs, that means that there are slots available for U.S. citizens that should have those slots,” Brody said.
“Our in-state students come first, not out-of-state, not international,” Goodson assured Brody.
Chairman Rep. John Torbett (R-Gaston) worried about the expense of the effort to root out DEI.
“My concern is, how much money do we have to expend annually to try to ensure that people aren’t trying to skirt the law?” Torbett asked.
Goodson said the UNC System is not requesting additional funding for the scrutiny. “But this wasn’t a one-time exercise,” he cautioned. “This is now an annual process that our board trustees have to be involved in, our chancellors have to sign off on.”
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