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Penn State University has nixed its grand idea to create a Center for Racial Justice, two years after proposing the center as an endeavor to boost diversity efforts and “challenge racism.”
In a press release Wednesday, the university said it would be “enhancing” current diversity, equity, and inclusion programs rather than starting a new project.
“There is remarkable [diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging] scholarship and practice underway by current faculty, staff and students across the University, and we remain deeply committed to continuing to build on the foundation of scholarly research and programming around racism and racial bias at Penn State,” newly instated university president Neeli Bendapudi said in the release. “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, and so we will not pursue efforts to launch a Center for Racial Justice.”