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Rodney Cohen, assistant dean of Yale College and director of the Afro-American Cultural Center, has resigned from the latter position, according to a campus-wide email sent by Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway.
Cohen’s resignation comes roughly one month after members of the Af-Am House called for his removal at an external meeting on Feb. 17. At the meeting, Elisia Ceballo-Countryman ’18, a freshman liaison for the Black Student Alliance at Yale, presented a 60-page petition signed by 147 students, which included letters from current students and alumni, to Holloway and University Secretary and Vice President for Student Life Kimberly Goff-Crews.
Petition organizer Micah Jones ’16 told the News after the external review meeting that complaints were already lobbied against Cohen after his first semester in 2010, and that two internal reviews had been conducted regarding his leadership since he began.
According to the email, the decision was made as part of the larger review of the University’s four cultural centers. Members of the Yale community had the opportunity to submit their suggestions about each of the four centers, and Holloway said the findings showed that Cohen and the cultural center had “diverging visions” for the center.
Holloway added his thanks to the Dean, who served as director of the center for five years. He said Cohen would continue to oversee the Science, Technology and Research Scholars (STARS) program and the Peer Liaisons.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Rodney Cohen, assistant dean of Yale College and director of the Afro-American Cultural Center, has resigned from the latter position, according to a campus-wide email sent by Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway.
Cohen’s resignation comes roughly one month after members of the Af-Am House called for his removal at an external meeting on Feb. 17. At the meeting, Elisia Ceballo-Countryman ’18, a freshman liaison for the Black Student Alliance at Yale, presented a 60-page petition signed by 147 students, which included letters from current students and alumni, to Holloway and University Secretary and Vice President for Student Life Kimberly Goff-Crews.
Petition organizer Micah Jones ’16 told the News after the external review meeting that complaints were already lobbied against Cohen after his first semester in 2010, and that two internal reviews had been conducted regarding his leadership since he began.
According to the email, the decision was made as part of the larger review of the University’s four cultural centers. Members of the Yale community had the opportunity to submit their suggestions about each of the four centers, and Holloway said the findings showed that Cohen and the cultural center had “diverging visions” for the center.
Holloway added his thanks to the Dean, who served as director of the center for five years. He said Cohen would continue to oversee the Science, Technology and Research Scholars (STARS) program and the Peer Liaisons.
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