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As Missouri University President Resigns, UNF Prof Finds Parallels, Differences In Jax

CNN

University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe stepped down Monday after football players and other students demanded he resign. Wolfe is accused of not doing enough to address racism in that state’s university system.

In Jacksonville, University of North Florida sociologist JeffriAnne Wilder says Missouri is different from her predominantly white campus in some important ways—but parallels exist.

UNF Professor JeffriAnne Wilder is the author of the book “Color Stories”: a look at how women’s skin color affects their lives.

Jessica Palombo supervises local news gathering and production, podcasts and web editorial content for WJCT News, ADAPT and Jacksonville Today. She is an award-winning writer and journalist with bylines including NPR, Experience Magazine, and The Gainesville Sun. She has a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University and is an alumna of the University of Florida. A nearly lifelong resident of Jacksonville, she considers herself lucky to be raising her own children in her hometown. Follow Jessica Palombo on Twitter: @JaxJessicaP