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Tag: Thomas Jefferson
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After Rejecting Its Removal in 2018, Hofstra U Now Decides to Move Jefferson Statue
Two years after rejecting a petition to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from campus, Hofstra University has now decided to move the monument from its position at the entrance to the Student Center. Jefferson, the country’s third president, was a slave owner. In 1998, DNA evidence indicated he fathered several children with Sally Hemmings, […]
June 30, 2020
Students
Yes Virginia, There is a Choice
Like many other students of color who receive messages that they’re not good enough, I had resigned myself to believing that I was either unready or unprepared for college. As a first-generation student, I couldn’t rely on legacy status to give me a leg up in the admissions process and my family certainly couldn’t rely on making donations to athletic booster clubs or local alumni groups.
April 16, 2019
Home
Surviving and Thriving: Teresa Sullivan’s UVA Legacy
During her eight-year tenure leading the University of Virginia, Dr. Teresa A. Sullivan faced a slew of headline-grabbing crises, any one of which could have torpedoed a college presidency.
July 3, 2018
Native Americans
As American as Apple Pie
America isn’t divided by pundits and peddlers. It isn’t divided by vacuous political labels that tell us little about people’s commitment to mutual progress. Our country is divided because promoting the politics of exclusion is as American as apple pie.
June 21, 2018
Opinion
Why We Celebrate
Graduation season brings me tremendous joy. I love seeing the various photos, video clips, and stories of graduates who have overcome tremendous odds. Unfortunately, this year’s commencement season has been marked by institutional efforts to police how proud graduates mark the occasion.
May 20, 2018
Students
Students at NY’s Hofstra Want Jefferson Statue Removed
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Some students at New York’s Hofstra University want a Thomas Jefferson statue removed because Jefferson was a slave owner who believed Black people were inherently inferior to Whites. Student Ja’loni Owens started a Change.org petition demanding that administrators of the university on Long Island remove the statue and “no longer display it […]
March 28, 2018
Students
UVA Removes Black Shroud from Jefferson Statue After Protest
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia has removed a black shroud protesters used to cover up a statue of Thomas Jefferson during a demonstration on campus. UVA President Teresa Sullivan sent a statement to the university community Wednesday about the protest the night before. She says one person was arrested for public intoxication. The […]
September 13, 2017
Students
Students, Faculty Ask UVa President not to Quote Jefferson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —The University of Virginia president defended her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldn’t be used as a “moral compass” because he was a slave owner. School president Teresa Sullivan quoted Jefferson in statements made to the campus community before and after Donald […]
November 15, 2016
African-American
Monticello Summit Offers Somber View of Slavery Legacy
A public summit hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation brought hundreds to Monticello for a discussion on history, race and slavery.
October 5, 2016
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