UNC Charlotte graduate among the dead in Amtrak crash

PHILADELPHIA (WTVD) -- A New York college dean who graduated from UNC Charlotte is among the dead in the Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia.

Dr. Derrick E. Griffith, 42, who earned a Bachelor's Degree from UNC Charlotte in history in 1992, was among the seven people killed when the derailed Tuesday night
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Dr. Griffith was the acting dean of student affairs at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. That school is part of City University of New York.

"Derrick was a pillar in the community. He served the students of Medgar Evers and the greater community with passion and he will be sorely missed," said the school in a statement on its website.

The school said Griffith was granted a Doctorate of Philosophy in Urban Education by the City University of New York Graduate Center just a month ago.

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