Washington And Lee University to change name? School’s board of trustees meets to decide the matter this June

American Thinker ^ | 05/29/2021 | Eric Utter

[SeekAndFind]

Washington and Lee University may change its name -- well, both of them -- in June when the school’s board of trustees meets to decide the matter. The renaming controversy has surrounded the school for some time now, with many students and some faculty demanding a change while others wish to keep the current name of one of the oldest colleges in the country.

In 1796, George Washington donated 100 shares of the James River Canal Company stock to the school, stock that he had received in recognition of his selfless service to his country. It was one of the largest donations to any educational institution



at the time and remains part of the institution’s endowment to this day, contributing to the University's operating budget. Upon bestowing this gift, Washington stated that higher education should prepare students for personal success and public service, while also unifying diverse communities of students and teaching them to live in harmony. That is an admirable goal, but, sadly, the opposite of what colleges see as their mission today.

Four months after Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, the school’s board of trustees invited Lee to become president of the college. They did so believing that his dedication to principle and duty would inspire students and faculty alike.

Lee explained his motivation for accepting the presidency in an 1865 letter to his wife: "Life is indeed gliding away and I have nothing good to show for mine that is past. I pray I may be spared to accomplish something for the benefit of mankind and the honour of God."

[PGR88]

Leftist Puppy Mill University

[Rurudyne]

Change it to George Washington and Robert E. Lee University ... then flip off the woke and tell them to leave.

[Macoozie]

re-name to

“Barack Hussein & Kamel-Toe Indoctrination Camp of Higher-Ed-You-Muh-Kay-Shin”

[Reno89519]

Pansy U? Or Coward U?

They could just update and say they are, for the sensitive folks, named after Denzel Washington & Spike Lee?

[elpadre]

this country must come to its senses and stop allowing the tail to wag the dog. BLM and their associates are evil masters.

[butlerweave]

To Hitler and Stalin

[Dilbert San Diego]

They could rename after luminaries, such as George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown. Floyd-Brown? Brown-Martin? Martin-Brown?

One aspect of this confuses me. The trustees of the university will decide this. How can they be trustees of an institution, of which the name offends their sensibilities?

[Gay State Conservative]

IIRC Yale was a slave trader. So why not rename the school the University of New Haven?

[PAR35]

Maybe Marx and Lenin University? Stalin and Mao? Molotov–Ribbentrop Academy?

How about Patrice Lumumba University - Virginia Campus. OK, we can get with the times and go with The Peoples’ Friendship University, the current name.

[throwthebumsout]

Clarence Thomas University

That would frazzle the leftists.

[Psalm 73]

Hmm, as far as name changes - I guess “Washington Football Team” is already taken....

[A_Former_Democrat]

At least academia us dealing with something important for a change

Yes, /sarc

[jeffersondem]

“Hmm, as far as name changes - I guess “Washington Football Team” is already taken....”

hehehe

[econjack]

Somewhere in this Universe is a HUGE deposit of new human balls.

[dfwgator]

“Washington Football Team”

Some are already just calling it "The Nation's Capital Football Team" and eliminating the "Washington".

[SkyDancer]

Maybe congress critter Sheila Jackson-Lee would do the same.

[BrexitBen]

Rename it John C. Calhoun University, and encourage free thinkers to enroll and DEBATE.

That was the original, Greek concept of a “ university “.

Calhoun was famous as a great debater.

[BrexitBen]

Yale is not the only Ivy League school begun, and named after, a slave trader.

Brown University also honors a wealthy slave trader.

[UnwashedPeasant]

A name change would stop most alumni from donating.

Any alumni that support a name change are probably professional moochers who never donate anything to anyone.