Commission urges Washington and Lee University: Don’t change the school’s name - The College Fix

Commission urges Washington and Lee University: Don’t change the school’s name - The College Fix:
"Panel says school should focus on others ways to ‘teach and present the university’s history’

A panel appointed by Washington and Lee University to study its history and the impact it has on the institution has recommended that the university retain its name, despite some controversy in the university’s being partly named after the Confederate war general Robert E. Lee.

“The recommendation to retain the name is not passive,” said the commission. 
...“As the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the country, Washington and Lee is a justifiably proud university that can withstand careful scrutiny,” said Dudley. 
...Other recommendations made by the committee include retaining the name of the teams as “The Generals” despite the claim that some believe it is directly referring to Washington and Lee, converting Lee Chapel into a museum and not having it be used for key events and displaying portraits of Lee in civilian attire rather than his Confederate uniform..."
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