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Last year, Queally was at the center of debate regarding the names of two campus buildings and their ties to racism.

UR's board voted to remove the names of Robert Ryland and Douglas Southall Freeman, and it will change four other names of buildings.

“No Confidence” in Rector of University of Richmond Trustees Members of a Black student coalition marched to demand the removal of Paul Queally, rector of the Board of Trustees for the University of Richmond. Now, faculty have joined them with a vote of no confidence. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News) On Monday, University of Richmond faculty announced a vote of no confidence in Paul Queally, rector of the Board of Trustees. It was the latest reaction after the university rejected a Black student coalition demand to remove the names of white supremacists and segregationists from campus b...

By ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch After weeks of protests and complaints from students and faculty, the University of Richmond board of trustees announced Monday it would hit the reset button on the controversial names of two campus buildings. The board said it would form a commission to establish principles on renaming, ensuring a “fresh start.” In a statement, the board said it and President Ronald Crutcher are “committed to ensuring a broader, more inclusive process to determine how decisions are made about questions of renaming going forward.” The an...

The board of trustees at the University of Richmond says it will reset its review of the controversial names of two campus buildings, while faculty members seek the resignation of a board member for comments he made during a meeting.