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Has a founder of a university ever been condemned by that university before?

• nkurz 6y ago
  It's not quite what you are asking for, but I thought this was a well done article by the current Black president of George Mason University on how he views the slave-owning namesake of his university: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/george-mason-university-named-slave-owning-founding-father-let-s-ncna1236054 https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/george-mason-universit...
  • underseacables 6y ago
    George Mason University has been desperately trying to appear more diverse lately, unfortunately the selection of the new president only shows more of that desperation. The immediate past president, Angel Cabrera, was a complete disaster. Unfortunately it doesn’t appear this new president is going to change that.
• throwawayboise 6y ago
  Not sure about a founder but past Presidents and Trustees have had their names removed from buildings and other landmarks after this sort of thing came to the surface.
• Dracophoenix 6y ago
  Shortly after removing Calhoun's name from the now-named Grace Hopper Residential College, members of the Yale community set their sites on statues and paintings of the university's eponymous slave-trading founder, Elihu Yale. There was/is talk of even changing the university's name.
  • selimthegrim 6y ago
    Slaves and opium, now, let's set the record straight.
• brucelidl 6y ago
  The original name of Columbia University was King's College.