BIRT

Nov 14, 2019

White Supremacist Flyers Sweep Campus Once Again

On Nov. 1, flyers with the statement “It’s Okay To Be White” were placed in Nubian Message and Technician newsstands around campus.

Mar 19, 2019

Town Hall Proposes, Discusses Solutions for Campus Racial Climate

The Student Government Diversity Outreach Department hosted a racial climate town hall on Wednesday, Mar. 6 in Witherspoon Student Center. Sam Chan, a third-year studying political science and business administration, and Shelsey Hall, a fourth-year studying philosophy and political science, are co-directors of the Department of Diversity Outreach.

Sep 27, 2018

Adrienne Davis Brings Restorative Practice to BIRT

Photo courtesy of the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity Keilah Davis | Editor-in-Chief “Practice is exactly what it sounds like, it’s not easy,” said Adrienne Davis, associate director of Campus Community Centers. “Restorative practice is literally a way of being.” Davis joined NC State in February 2018 and in addition to her duties as associate…

Oct 18, 2017

BIRT Report Coming Soon

Keilah Davis | Managing Editor NC State’s Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) will release its first annual report in the coming weeks. The report will include the number of incidents reported through BIRT, as well as incidents referred to BIRT through other campus offices. A preliminary report shows that most of the incident reports were generated…

Feb 21, 2017

Bias Incident Response Team explains purpose

Stephanie Tate | Editor-in-Chief The Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) exists “to be a mechanism by which members of the campus community can report biased incidents,” according to Reggie Barnes, the coordinator of BIRT and the senior director of the campus community centers. BIRT is a product of a partnership between the Office of Institutional…