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BU to close Center for Antiracist Research as founder departs

  • Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research will close in June 2025 as Ibram X. Kendi departs for Howard University, according to a Boston University spokesperson Colin Riley.
  • The center's 12 staff members will remain employed until its closure on June 30, 2025, as reported on January 30, 2025.
  • Kendi will direct a new Institute for Advanced Study at Howard University, which will focus on interdisciplinary research, Howard University announced.
  • Kendi expressed excitement about joining Howard University, stating, I could not be prouder and more excited to join this illustrious and historic university, in the announcement.
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Justice: Imbram X. Kendi Legacy Destroyed as Trump's DEI Purge Continues

Professor Ibram X. Kendi is packing up shop and leaving Boston University, but the antiracism grift is not over yet. On Friday, Newsweek reported Kendi will be leaving the faculty of BU and the Center for Anti-Racism located on campus led by Kendi will shut down. The center opened in 2020 after the death of... The post Justice: Imbram X. Kendi Legacy Destroyed as Trump’s DEI Purge Continues appeared first on Daily Truth Report • DailyTruthReport…

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Notorious DEI Center Shuts Down, Lays Off All Employees - News Addicts

Ibram X. Kendi, a prominent diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultant, announced that his controversial “Antiracism Center” at Boston University will be shutting down. Kendi is a self-styled “antiracist” activist and author who rose to prominence after the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020. Antiracism philosophy charges that all white people benefit from “racism and […] The post Notorious DEI Center Shuts Down, Lays Off All Employees appea…

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BU Center for Antiracist Research set to close as Ibram X. Kendi departs to Howard

Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research is closing as Ibram X. Kendi starts a new center at Howard University.

·Boston, United States
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Boston University Calls It Quits on Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research

Boston University’s much-maligned Center for Antiracist Research will be shut down this coming summer as its founder, Ibram X. Kendi, prepares to jump ship to Howard University. Kendi had high hopes for his Center for Antiracist Research, saying the $50 million project would "solve seemingly intract...

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Ibram Kendi to Shut Down Functionally Inactive ‘Antiracist’ Center and Move to Howard — Minding The Campus

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by the College Fix on January 31, 2025. With edits to match MTC’s style guidelines, it is cross-posted here with permission.  Professor Ibram Kendi and Boston University will shut down the Center for Antiracist Research on June 30 as the “antiracism” proponent moves to Howard University. Kendi will start a similar […] The post Ibram Kendi to Shut Down Functionally Inactive ‘Antiracist’ Center …

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Founder of Boston University’s antiracist research group departs as center prepares to shut down

close Video ‘The View’ co-hosts rage at Trump ordering DEI offices to close: ‘Giving a green light to people who are racist’ “The View” co-hosts raged at President Trump’s decision to order government DEI offices to close on Thursday, arguing it was paving the way for racists to face no consequences. The founding director of an anti-racist research center at Boston University is moving to another university and the center he founded will be sh…

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