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A faculty member said Penn State’s promise to better fund existing DEI programs felt like “an attempt to pit people against one another.”

STATE COLLEGE — When Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi canceled the Center for Racial Justice in 2022, she pledged to invest the millions of dollars earmarked for the center in

A faculty member said Penn State’s promise to better fund existing DEI programs felt like “an attempt to pit people against one another.”

A faculty member said Penn State’s promise to better fund existing DEI programs felt like “an attempt to pit people against one another.”

During a virtual update for the University community, President Neeli Bendapudi and Special Adviser for Institutional Equity Jennifer Hamer discussed the recent process to inventory and evaluate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) programs and resources across Penn State’s campuses.  Community members are invited to share questions and comments following the conversation. 

Penn State University backtracked on several diversity initiatives, including a Center for Racial Justice under new leadership, according to a new report.

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More than 160 Penn State faculty members signed a letter addressed to university leadership following its plans to scrap the Center for Racial Justice and handling of the Uncensored America event.

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