University Of Minnesota Using $5 Million Gift To Establish Center For Antiracism Research

CBS Minnesota

February 24, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health is using its largest philanthropic gift ever to establish a center for antiracism research.

The university announced Wednesday that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota donated $5 million to start the Center for Antiracism Research and Health Equity.

Serving as the center’s founding director will be associate professor Rachel Hardeman, a Minneapolis native and internationally recognized scholar in the fields of health equity and reproductive health.

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