TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 29 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:
Ted Ellis, the inaugural director of Florida State University's Civil Rights Institute, will step down June 30 after helping expand the institute's programming, partnerships and community engagement.
Housed in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, the Civil Rights Institute (CRI) commemorates, celebrates and studies the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. The institute brings together students, faculty and staff from across academic disciplines, including sociology, public health, urban and regional planning, criminology, social work, medicine, nursing and education.
The CRI was conceived in 2018 by FSU alumni and siblings Doby and Fred Flowers,...