Boston University Launches Inquiry into Ibram X. Kendi's $43 Million Antiracism Center Amid Mass Layoffs, Accusations of Financial Mismanagement

Boston University announced Wednesday that it is launching an inquiry into Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research (CAR) following accusations from former staff members that allege mismanagement of grant funds, a high turnover rate, and general disorganization. The inquiry, which BU said will be “focused on the center’s culture and its grant management practices,” comes just a week after Kendi laid off more than half of the center’s staff members. “We are expanding our inquiry to include the Center’s management culture and the faculty and staff’s experience with...