“Conversations We Need To Have” is a new interview series on News on The Hill that seeks to center conversations of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community.

Orange County Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Paul Slack spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, September 17. He discussed his journey to diversity, equity and inclusion work — a well as the recent cut of DEI positions at universities including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Listen below for the full conversation on this week’s “Conversations We Need To Have,” as the discussion focuses on the importance of having equity and inclusion frameworks in institutions, what is lost when those frameworks are removed, and more.

Conversations We Need To Have is an interview series centering conversations of equity, inclusion, diversity, and social justice in our community. Each week Andrew Stuckey speaks with community leaders working in the fields of DEI and social justice in Orange, Chatham, and Durham Counties.

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Conversations We Need To Have: Paul Slack Talks DEI and Institutional Frameworks
Orange County Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Paul Slack spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Monday, September 17. He discussed his journey to diversity, equity, and inclusion work. He also discussed the recent cut of DEI positions at universities including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He discussed the importance of having equity and inclusion framework in institutions, what is lost when those frameworks are removed, and more.
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