Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research, responded to written questions from The Daily Free Press following mass layoffs and allegations of mismanagement of funds. The email interview has been edited according to The Daily Free Press and Associated Press Style punctuation and spelling guidelines but otherwise published in full.

Boston University ranked 7th among the 128 members of the American Talent Initiative for the largest increase in enrolling students with Pell Grants, according to an ATI report released Wednesday.