UNC-Chapel Hill eliminated the most positions and redirected the most funding of its statewide peers as it worked to comply with the North Carolina System’s new policies regarding diversity on campus, according to a report on the changes. Leadership for the flagship campus submitted its report to the UNC System Board of Governors — which met in committees on Wednesday — about the changes required after North Carolina’s public higher education system repealed its policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in May. Chapel Hill University, as well as the 16 other system schools, had a deadline of September 1 to submit its updates on the completed cuts and position changes to comply. According to the report, UNC cut 20 positions, with the most coming to central administrative roles as the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion was disbanded. Among those eliminated roles is vice provost for equity and inclusion, which was held by Leah Cox — although she is still employed by the...