Posted on 07/08/2020 5:49:33 AM PDT by Enlightened1
The faculty of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, voted on Monday to remove the name of Robert E. Lee from the universitys name. During a faculty meeting on Monday, 79 percent of faculty voted in favor of a change to the universitys name.
According to a report by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the faculty at Washington & Lee University voted on Monday to remove Lee from the universitys name.
Zoila Ponce de Leon, an assistant professor at the university, argued that the name change would be a small step towards making students from diverse backgrounds more comfortable on campus.
A name change is a symbolic gesture, but what we really need to invest our energy in is changing our behavior as faculty and students, Ponce de Leon. The members of our community who come from diverse backgrounds dont feel comfortable because of how we treat people it isnt just the name.
Jim Casey, an economics professor at the university, argued that many of his peers voted in favor of the name change to avoid being on the wrong side of history.
We feel like were going to end up on the wrong side of this as an institution and that it will harm us, Casey said. Everyone who was in that conversation feels that the best thing for our institution is to drop our affiliation with Lee.
Brandon Hasbrouck, an associate professor of law at the university, argued that his peers have not taken their fight for social justice far enough. Hasbrouck argued that the university should remove George Washingtons name as well.
It is worth exploring why the faculty has decided to make a collective statement on Lee and why the faculty has not included a demand to drop Washington in their petition
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Reminds me of a scene from THE LIFE OF BRYAN.
REG: “All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?”
XERXES: Brought peace.
REG: Oh. Peace? Shut up!
Light Horse Harry Lee or Richard Henry Lee ? Or both.
Easy fix: they can call it Denzel Washington & Bruce Lee University. Probably would be a better reflection of their academic priorities as well.
But seriously, these academics are pathetically ignorant: Lee almost single-handedly prevented the post-war era from descending into guerrilla warfare; for that alone he should be recognized and honored.
Post of the Week !!!
Leni
End of story.
If they object, then let them resign their jobs and tenure, if they have it and look for employment elsewhere.
Good old
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A name change is a symbolic gesture...
This is clearly said by someone who has never had to deal with a name change of a business. I handled that for banks, telecoms, and hospitals.
One does not just cross out the name and write a new one. Signage, documents, letterhead, Internet domain stuff...etc. will cost well into six figures and take months of planning.
Name change projects are a pain in the neck.
And while we're at it we should ban "Robert" and "Bob" as well.
Light Horse Harry Lee, his grandfather.
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