Center for Anti-Racist Research To Close Down

Boston University has announced its Center for Antiracist Research (CAR), which was founded in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, will close on June 30, with founding director Ibram X. Kendi leaving to join Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Newsweek contacted Ibram X. Kendi for comment on Friday via email outside of regular office hours.

Following Donald Trump's election victory in November 2024, a number of major companies announced they were rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs including Walmart, Ford and Harley-Davidson.

Shortly after his inauguration on January 20, Trump signed an executive order shutting down DEI schemes across the federal government. Supporters argue...