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Tag: Name Change
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Washington and Lee University to Keep Name Tied to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
Washington and Lee University (WLU) will keep its name amid calls for the school to remove its Confederate ties, The Washington Post reported. Students and faculty voted last year to change the school’s name, partially named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. WLU announced Friday that after a review, the Board of Trustees decided there […]
June 4, 2021
News Roundup
Washington and Lee University to Decide on Potential Name Change in June
Washington and Lee University announced last week that it will decide on whether it will change its name in June, WSLS reported. This decision comes after a debate that started late last year regarding the school’s name. Some argued that changing its name would improve campus diversity and create a welcoming environment. The school has […]
May 10, 2021
News Roundup
Students, Faculty and Alumni Push for Washington and Lee University Name Change
Students, faculty members and alumni have called for Washington and Lee University to change its name due to the its ties to the Confederacy, according to the Washington Post. The institution was named after its early benefactors: George Washington and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. More than 200 faculty members have signed a petition urging […]
July 2, 2020
News Roundup
University of Cincinnati to Remove Slave Owner’s Name From its College of Arts and Sciences
The University of Cincinnati (UC) board of trustees unanimously voted to discontinue the school’s association with the name of slave owner Charles McMicken, reported The Cincinnati Enquirer. Upon dying in 1858, McMicken donated his land to the city of Cincinnati, requesting that a college be built “for the education of White boys and girls” on […]
December 17, 2019
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