The Carolina Latinx Faculty Council held its first official meeting on April 8. Created within the Carolina Latinx Center, the council consists of faculty from a wide array of disciplines, with a shared goal of bringing awareness and fellowship to the Latinx community at the University. ⁠ ⁠ The council's goals include addressing issues and concerns that the Latinx community faces on campus, recognizing Latinx faculty in their achievements and contributions, and being a sounding board to the Carolina Latinx Center. ⁠ ⁠ The council also aims to provide mentorship on promotion and tenure for Latinx faculty. The subtotal of Latinx faculty tenure track and tenured professors at UNC was less than 5 percent in 2018, according to the most recent data from UNC Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. ⁠ ⁠ “I came here because I want Latinx faculty to have a voice, and so I think there’s strength in numbers, and I think we can come together,” said Ariana Vigil, a member of the executive b...