Boston University said Tuesday that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by best-selling author and academic Ibram X. Kendi found no issues with how it managed its finances.
The university launched the inquiry into the financials of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, or CAR, in September, after acknowledging the organization was laying off about half of its staff and changing its operating model.
The center has raised more than $50 million, with $30 million of that put into an endowment, the university said.
The university's inquiry will continue, now focusing on the center's management of grants from outside funders, including the extent to which it complied with required reporting.
The university's inquiry and finding announced Tuesday aimed to address those questions, though the university declined a request to share the audit.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Boston University, BU Center, Antiracist Research, Associated Press, BU, Mellon Foundation, University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP
Locations:
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