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U. of Oregon may rename two buildings over racial concerns
Two buildings named for allegedly racist men at the University of Oregon will likely be renamed after a Black Li…
By Jenna Lawrence 
Aug 15, 2016
Yale waffles on retaining Calhoun College name
Yale University has established a committee of full-time faculty and staff to compose a set of principles that w…
By Anthony Gockowski 
Aug 2, 2016
The Weekly Roundup: Now with 500% more GIFs!
Monday Watchdog, taxpayer groups blast prop…
By Sterling Beard 
Jul 31, 2016
Yale employee arrested for destroying Calhoun window
The school announced last week that the set of Calhoun-related windows would be moved to a museum, but only alluded…
By Amber Athey 
Jul 12, 2016
Yale works toward Calhoun-less Calhoun College
Yale University’s Calhoun College will keep its name, but stained-glass windows portraying the pro-slavery…
By Robert Shimshock 
Jul 8, 2016
Georgetown still atoning for 1838 slave sale
After months of student protests, Georgetown University has announced plans to “make amends” for an 1838 slave sale…
By Amber Athey 
Jun 24, 2016
MSU students protest $8 million gift from pro-life donor
LGBT activists at Montana State University are protesting the school’s decision to name a building after R…
By Anthony Gockowski 
May 24, 2016
Yale pleases absolutely no one with naming compromise
Yale University is refusing to replace pro-slavery Senator John Calhoun (D-S.C.) as the namesake of Calhoun Coll…
By Peter Fricke 
Apr 28, 2016
GMU faculty: naming law school after Scalia is an injustice to female, LGBT students
George Mason University’s (GMU) decision to rename its law school after the late Justice Antonin Scalia is…
By Anthony Gockowski 
Apr 11, 2016
UW students complain school's 'Race & Equity' office isn't committed to racial equity
Hundreds of Black Lives Matter (BLM) students interrupted a discussion on race and equity, alleging that their s…
By Anthony Gockowski 
Apr 6, 2016
The Weekly Roundup (1/30/16-2/5/16)
Saturday, 30 January UConn decides "separate but equal" ain't th…
By Sterling Beard 
Feb 7, 2016
Brown faculty vote to institute ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’
The faculty at Brown University voted Tuesday night to change the school’s official appellation for Columb…
By Peter Fricke 
Feb 4, 2016
Brown faculty to vote on instituting ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’
Concerned that “Fall Weekend” may not do enough to obfuscate the celebration of Columbus Day, facult…
By Peter Fricke 
Feb 1, 2016
The top 7 ways schools were inclusively exclusive in 2015
Over the course of the past year, the conveniently nebulous term “inclusivity” has been among the mo…
By Peter Fricke 
Dec 28, 2015
The Weekly Roundup (12/7/15-12/11/15)
Monday 7 December UT Faculty Senate defends inclusive holiday pa…
By Peter Fricke 
Dec 14, 2015
UMD to change stadium name because namesake was racist
The Board of Regents at the University of Maryland approved changing the name of its football stadium from &ldqu…
By Anthony Gockowski 
Dec 11, 2015
U Penn drops ‘Faculty Master’ title over racial connotations
The University of Pennsylvania has dropped its “Faculty Master” title in favor of “Faculty Dir…
By Peter Fricke 
Dec 9, 2015
Ole Miss renames Christmas event because it 'connoted too much Christianity'
In an effort to create a more inclusive environment, the University of Mississippi renamed its annual campus eve…
By Peter Fricke 
Dec 7, 2015
The Weekly Roundup (11/23/15-11/27/15)
Monday 23 November   UC Berkeley housing co-op esta…
By Peter Fricke 
Dec 1, 2015
De Blasio says Yale should rename Calhoun College
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said unequivocally Monday that he believes Yale University should change the …
By Peter Fricke 
Nov 25, 2015