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The findings of a months-long investigation into racism at the nearly two-century old Virginia Military Institute will be released Tuesday, according to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
AP View Comments The Virginia Military Institute has tolerated and failed to address institutional racism and sexism and must be held accountable for making changes, according to a state-sanctioned report released Tuesday. The 145-page report, put together by an independent law firm at the request of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, states that “racial slurs and jokes are not uncommon” and “contribute to an atmosphere of hostility toward minorities.” Some graduates welcomed the findings as long-overdue at a nearly two-century-old institution that carries the prestig...
LEXINGTON, Va. - The Virginia Military Institute has tolerated and failed to address institutional racism and sexism and must be held accountable for making changes, according to a state-sanctioned report released Tuesday.
A new report sanctioned by the Commonwealth says a culture that tolerates racism and sexism persists at the Virginia Military Institute.
The 145-page report, put together by an independent law firm at the request of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, states that “racial slurs and jokes are not uncommon” and “contribute to an atmosphere of hostility toward minorities.”