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“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.”
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our regional newsletter, Talk of the Town. STATE COLLEGE — Penn State will not launch its Center for Racial Justice, a key
In announcing its decision to cancel the center, Penn State pledged at least $3.5 million toward other university efforts to address racism.
After the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, the university made promises that administrators say they can’t afford to keep.