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\u201cThe Tar Heels are for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was the caption of a June 1 post from UNC-Chapel Hill\u2019s athletics X account, @goheels. The post<\/a> featured a graphic of North Carolina with the university\u2019s signature argyle pattern running through its center \u2014 but this time in rainbow colors.<\/p>\n

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Now, that post is deleted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe social post in question was taken down because it violated the UNC System\u2019s Equality Policy, which requires neutrality on political and social issues,\u201d a university spokesperson told The News & Observer.<\/p>\n

A similar phenomenon occurred at UNC Greensboro. A June 1 post from the university\u2019s Athletics Department celebrating Pride month has disappeared. In response to an inquiry from The N&O, a spokesperson for UNCG cited the same system policy that UNC-Chapel Hill did.<\/p>\n

While UNC-Chapel Hill\u2019s post saw some support, with comments like \u201cHappy Pride, y\u2019all\u201d and \u201cYes! Second team to post and I love this one,\u201d it also drew criticism.<\/p>\n

Margo Ackiss, a conservative activist in Western North Carolina, posted screenshots<\/a> of both the UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Greensboro posts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UNC University system refuses to adhere to the policies and the laws provided by [sic] they\u2019re own boards and legislators,\u201d Ackiss wrote on X Thursday. \u201cThis is what\u2019s wrong \u2014 the UNC university system will flaunt resistance until they get told they can\u2019t and, yet, there\u2019s no consequences. They need to fined and reprimanded.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In 2024, the UNC System enshrined an equality policy<\/a> that replaced policies mandating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. The new policy requires institutional neutrality \u2014 meaning campuses should avoid taking positions on matters of \u201csocial policy\u201d or \u201cpolitical controversies of the day.\u201d A separate institutional neutrality<\/a> policy in a 2023 state law<\/a> has similar requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UNC Board of Governors Equality Policy commits the university to institutional neutrality,\u201d UNC System spokesperson Andy Wallace told The N&O in an email Thursday. \u201cCampus efforts to ensure compliance will remain a continuous process.\u201d<\/p>\n

In June 2024, the UNC System sent out a document<\/a> of guidance for campuses as they went about implementing the new policy. It recommends that universities should avoid \u201cissuing public statements on an external matter of public concern. … the more frequently campuses refrain from speaking in the name of the University or one of its sub entities, the easier the practice will become.\u201d<\/p>\n

The guidance asks campuses to evaluate whether a public statement is really necessary. If it really must make a statement, it advises avoiding controversial topics.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, campuses should reject the premise that making a public statement is the only way to support a particular group of students,\u201d it reads. \u201cSecond, if a campus chooses to speak in support of its students, the statements should focus on just that \u2014 the affected students \u2014 without delving into political, policy, or social advocacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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