Each month, the UNC Office of Diversity & Inclusion is spotlighting one Carolina community member who exemplifies its mission to build and sustain an inclusive campus community. This month’s spotlight is Jamya Graham, chair of the Campus Y committee Carolina … Read more
Social justice while social distancing is an ongoing social media series that allows Campus Y committees to share how COVID-19 is impacting the issues they care about and how the Campus Y community can continue to advocate and stay engaged … Read more
The number of Campus Y committees will jump from 31 to 33 next year when the Campus Y welcomes Carolina Defender and Refugee Community Partnership into its community of student-run student organizations. To become a Campus Y committee, student organizations … Read more
Jacklyn Googins (’19) first got the idea for B3 Coffee the summer before her senior year as an undergraduate at UNC. At the time, she was a part of UNC Best Buddies, a Campus Y committee dedicated to creating one-to-one … Read more
In 1988, the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) placed an ad in the classifieds section of Greenpeace magazine to connect with other students interested in working on environmental issues. Almost 200 campus-based environmental groups replied and, less than a … Read more
There are over 30 different student social justice organizations at the Campus Y dedicated to everything from public health to education to environmental justice. We would like to welcome our newest committee, the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA), to the … Read more
Audio and photos by Ziola Kowzan 68% of formerly incarcerated people in the US will re-offend. How can politicians, businesses, and communities better support former inmates during re-entry? On Tuesday, March 26, Criminal Justice Awareness and Action hosted a community … Read more
PHOTO & VIDEO VIA AARON MOGER, UNC.EDU Coffee has long been a staple of the American breakfast, but during her time as a Starbucks barista, Carolina senior Jacklyn Googins noticed it was something more than just a drink — it brings … Read more
The Campus Y has always fostered a sense of gender equality found in few other places at UNC. The original YWCA – established in 1937 and consolidated with the YMCA in 1964 – provided women rare opportunities to gain leadership … Read more
WRITTEN BY CONNIE LONGMATE PHOTOS BY ZIOLA KOWZAN Last year, students at Brown University held the inaugural Summit on Homelessness and Poverty. In doing so, they brought together a coalition of student organizations from across the country dedicated to dismantling … Read more
