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Washington and Lee (VA) faculty vote to change the university's name
Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | July 6, 2020 | Elizabeth Bell

Posted on 07/07/2020 1:18:23 PM PDT by Perseverando

Washington and Lee University faculty passed a motion to remove Robert E. Lee from the name of the small liberal arts college in Lexington.

The motion — the first time for W&L faculty to make such a recommendation — will be sent to the board of trustees.

W&L President Will Dudley called a special meeting to discuss the motion at the request of the faculty affairs committee. More than 260 faculty members attended the virtual meeting late Monday afternoon and 79% of them voted for the motion.

“The university’s name rests with its board of trustees, and there are no current plans to change it,” said university spokeswoman Drewry Sackett.

The school was named for George Washington, an early benefactor, and Lee, the former Confederate general and president of the university who is buried in the chapel at the heart of campus. Washington and Lee University is the school’s fifth name since 1749.

The three permanent Black faculty members at W&L’s law school called for the removal of both Washington’s and Lee’s names from the school’s name, according to a letter sent to Dudley.

“It is worth exploring why the faculty has decided to make a collective statement on Lee and why the faculty has not included a demand to drop Washington in their petition,” according to the letter written by Brandon Hasbrouck, an alum and associate professor of law. “It is no longer acceptable, profitable or convenient to be associated with Lee but it is for Washington.”

An amendment was proposed to include the removal of Washington’s name, but that motion failed.

Faculty members also discussed the importance of having wider discussions about the overall campus climate, said Zoila Ponce de Leon, an assistant professor of politics.

“A name change is a symbolic gesture, but

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: blm; brandonhasbrouck; cancelculture; drewrysackett; elizabethbell; lexington; libertyhall; racism; robertelee; sjw; slavery; virginia; washington; washingtonacademy; washingtoncollege; willdudley; woke; zoilaponcedeleon
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To: Dilbert San Diego

So many choices. Perhaps they could just call it The Marxist Institute and then buy a big electronic screen and honor the Marxist of the Day to inspire the student body.


41 posted on 07/07/2020 1:49:26 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: fieldmarshaldj
How about DFU?

Dumb Frick University! Only it wouldn't be Frick

42 posted on 07/07/2020 1:49:50 PM PDT by HP8753 (Live Free!!!! .............or don't.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Hopefully, the Board of Trustees will have some REAL people on it, not just progressives.


43 posted on 07/07/2020 1:49:55 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (Remember: >>>>> o b a M A G A t e <<<<<)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Changing the name is nonsensical.


44 posted on 07/07/2020 1:50:40 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: cdga5for4

Lord Jeffrey Amherst gave smallpox infected blankets to the Native Americans in one of the first known uses of biological warfare, and committed genocide.


45 posted on 07/07/2020 1:50:49 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Um, WASHINGTON, D.C. isn’t THAT far way......literally or figuratively.


46 posted on 07/07/2020 1:50:54 PM PDT by cincinnati65
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To: fieldmarshaldj

US higher education is soon to experience a brutal demographic and financial environment. Despite a good reputation for academics and congenial student life, W&L is endangered because of its small endowment and geographic isolation in the lower Shenandoah Valley. Changing the name of Washington and Lee University would be stupid and self-destructive because it would sever it from a storied history and alienate its alumni base.


47 posted on 07/07/2020 1:51:16 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: fieldmarshaldj

I suspect a poll of the Alumni would find a vast majority in favor of keeping the name as it is. And hopefully the donors will vote no with their dollars.


48 posted on 07/07/2020 1:52:15 PM PDT by elpadre
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To: thesharkboy

Yale, Brown and Stanford all have to change their names. Don’t bet on it - just as they wanted to tear down the statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oxford but not a peep about getting rid of the “Rhodes Scholars”.


49 posted on 07/07/2020 1:52:27 PM PDT by laconic
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Next in line...Fordham University. “Ford” because he was a white capitalist, “Ham”, because it offends Muslims...


50 posted on 07/07/2020 1:52:29 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: fhayek
Next in line...Fordham University

FU!

51 posted on 07/07/2020 1:53:25 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Actually, why not name the university after one of its most famous alumni, Arthur Steven Sholer, inventor extraordinaire. After all, A.S.Sholer University seems to have the ring of authenticity.
52 posted on 07/07/2020 1:54:05 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (I miss Don Imus!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Actually, why not name the university after one of its most famous alumni, Arthur Steven Sholer, inventor extraordinaire. After all, A.S.Sholer University seems to have the ring of authenticity.
53 posted on 07/07/2020 1:54:06 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (I miss Don Imus!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Good point. Maybe make the new name Sodom and Gomorrah instead.


54 posted on 07/07/2020 1:54:29 PM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

I guess Liberty U will have to change its name to Collective U.


55 posted on 07/07/2020 1:54:40 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

I go with Beavis & Butthead University ... a most apt description of what the indoctrination center has devolved into.


56 posted on 07/07/2020 1:55:36 PM PDT by glennaro (Mask-wearing maintains the illusion of a "health crisis" ... and drives irrational fear)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Kark Marks Tuition Down 4 U.


57 posted on 07/07/2020 1:56:07 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: LibsRJerks

Washington & Lee can be America’s first Ahistoric Black University.


58 posted on 07/07/2020 1:59:06 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: fieldmarshaldj
These aren’t particularly bright people. Critical thinking isn’t the left’s strong suit. It’s all about feelings.

It seems the left's strong suit is whining about their feelings.

59 posted on 07/07/2020 2:00:51 PM PDT by rllngrk33 (The only thing goverment does efficiently is waste taxpayer money.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Pussies R Us.


60 posted on 07/07/2020 2:01:00 PM PDT by shelterguy
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