Update on DEI at UNC; concerns from LGBTQ campus communities; Author Kathy Reichs on 'Bones,' forensic anthropology, her latest novel

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Update on DEI at UNC; concerns from LGBTQ campus communities
Co-host Jeff Tiberii gets an update on changes to DEI - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - on UNC campuses. Following a proliferation of DEI offices, officers and efforts, the pendulum has swung decidedly back in recent years. We get an update on where it stands now. Plus, with all the changes to DEI on campuses, some in LGBTQ campus communities are concerned these policy shifts could be weaponized against them. WUNC's Brianna Atkinson has been tracking all of this and joins us for an update.
Brianna Atkinson, WUNC’s 2024 Fletcher Fellow, reporting on higher education in partnership with Open Campus

Author behind hit TV show Bones on a career in forensic anthropology, and her new novel
The Fox television drama “Bones” ran from 2005 to 2017 - the longest drama in the network’s history. Our guest today was a producer on the show - and the writer who inspired it. In fact, she’s the basis for one of the main characters - Temperance Brennan. "Tempe," as she's known, is based on both the life and novels of Kathy Reichs. Reichs is a forensic anthropologist who's spent much of her career at UNC Charlotte. In addition to her academic research, she has penned 23 novels in the Temperance Brennan Series. She sits down with Leoneda Inge to talk about her work, latest novel, and of course - 'Bones.'
Kathy Reichs, forensic anthropologist, professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology at UNC Charlotte. "Fire and Bones" is the 23rd novel in the Temperance Brennan series.