Rennard: Disheartened W&L kept its name
In a piece in the Roanoke Times, 2007 alumnus, Mike Rennard reacts to the decision.
View: Will W&L be called Univ. of Confederacy?
In a letter to the editor in the Richmond Times Dispatch, Bill Melton, ’74U (and member of Not Unmindful) poses this very question. Lots of good stuff here.
John M. Gunn, 45U
Lee’s name is a barrier to other major objectives the trustees have established: to increase numbers of minority students and members of the faculty, to make admissions to the university “need blind,” and to improve the total atmosphere of the college to emphasize honor, civility, and service.
#WLUWalkout Update
Yesterday, students at the University made their voices heard loud and clear, staging a walkout…
Patrick Hinely, ’73U
Dear President Dudley and members of the Board of Trustees, It hardly matters now whether…
Sarah (Drain) Ryan-Knox, ’94U
Dear President Dudley, In the past few years, I have woken up to how I…
Sarah Gilbert, ’95U
President Dudley, Secretary, and the Board of Trustees: It is past time to change the…
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