it would instead focus on existing efforts, pledging to invest as much in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives as it would have spent on the center over the next five years. Penn State suggested that it would, among other efforts, enhance coordination for initiatives such as the university’s Africana Research Center and Antiracist Development Institute.
“I have determined that enhancing support for current efforts by people who know Penn State best will be more impactful than investing in a new venture,” university president Neeli Bendapudi said in a release.to form the center to “address the challenges of racism, racial bias and community safety that persist in our nation.
from local news outlet Spotlight PA suggested that funding for the project had not been allocated. It is not clear how much funding was meant to be directed to the center, though Penn State had an endowment of at least $4.6 billion in 2021. Representatives for the State College, Pa.,-based university were not immediately available for comment overnight Thursday.
The university’s decision to backtrack on the center struck a nerve, with critics drawing comparisons between the canceled project and a Penn State student group’s invitation for Gavin McInnes, founder of the Proud Boys, a far-right group with a history of violence, to speak at an event this month. After some initial resistance, the university
So wait, no flushing money down a toilet? JusticeHoax pennstate
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 when will the Wokeness end? 🤣🤣 nice job PSU.
Wait you mean segregation isn’t the answer?
Whenever you put an adjective in front of the word 'justice', you are not seeking justice, you are promoting activism.
To be clear: Republicans want justice with regards to race. Republicans freed the slaves.
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