News

Richmond8d
University of Richmond changing names of six campus buildings linked to slavery, racism
The University of Richmond will ... interracial marriage as editor of The Richmond News Leader. The board also decided to strip the titles of Jeter Hall, Thomas Hall, Brunet Hall and Puryear ...
wtvr3y
University of Richmond to rename 6 buildings named after slave owners, eugenicists
RICHMOND, Va. -- The University of Richmond announced on Monday that six buildings on campus will be renamed. According to The Collegian, the decision comes after a vote by the university's board ...
WRIC3y
University of Richmond removing 6 campus building names with ties to slavery, racism
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The University of Richmond announced it will change the names of six buildings on campus that honor school leaders with ties to slavery and white supremacy. With a ...
WRIC4y
University of Richmond faces backlash over refusal to change building names honoring slave owner, segregationist
and Mitchell-Freeman Hall. University of Richmond sophomore Simone Reid is a member of the Black Student Coalition. When the Board issued its decision not to change the names of the two buildings ...
CBS News2y
A Virginia lawyer is demanding University of Richmond pay $3.6 billion after removing family member's name from law school
A Virginia lawyer is demanding the University ... Hall, named after a man who advocated for segregation, eugenics and prohibiting interracial marriage, according to local news outlet Richmond.com.
The Washington Post4y
Uproar erupts at U. of Richmond over building names with ties to racism
The racial reckoning sweeping higher education has taken an unusual turn at the University ... as Ryland Hall will be named for an enslaved person or people connected with the Richmond community ...