Washington and Lee's motto means "not unmindful of the future." Seven years into a commitment to honest historical interpretation, the university is building a museum while simultaneously writing a policy that its own faculty say contradicts everything the museum is supposed to stand for.
The Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation this week that asks ask a question the state should have asked decades ago. That is, should taxpayers continue funding an institution that spent generations celebrating treason in defense of slavery?
As Washington and Lee undertakes this critical search, we must articulate the qualities needed to lead the university through necessary evolution while preserving what makes it genuinely excellent.
Leaked messages expose racist rhetoric in Young Republican leadership chat. Sky is still blue.
The "heritage American" label and the right's ongoing whitewashing ofAmerican history to erase nonwhite contributions.
It's been a busy week despite my limited schedule. New feature: starting the digest with the most recent story.
Journalist Mario Guevara, despite being here legally and committing no crimes, has been deported. This one hits me close to home.
Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender and conservative priorities to get special treatment.
Foreign bots spewed much of the racist rhetoric that followed Charlie Kirk’s killing. But it gained traction only because plenty of homegrown racism exists to exploit.
Louisiana v Callais could roll back what remains of the Voting Rights Act, putting the future of America’s multiracial democracy at stake
