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New names in honor of trailblazing alumni now grace two campus buildings. Morton Hall and Taliaferro Hall were dedicated this fall as John E. Boswell Hall and Hulon L. Willis Sr. Hall, respectively.
ALL WHRO SITES Photo from Virginia Media. William & Mary's Board of Visitors voted on Friday to rename Taliaferro Hall and other buildings around campus. William & Mary Renames Buildings With Connections To Confederacy, White Supremacy Details Published: 23 April 2021 The College of William & Mary will change the names of several buildings that honor men with ties to the Confederacy and white supremacy. The school’s board of visitors voted on Friday to rename Taliaferro Hall, Tyler Hall, Morton Hall and Cary Field. The new names will honor alumni who helped make education more diverse and accessible to marginalized groups. “Today’s actions highlight the importance of acknowledging and commemorating the complete and complex history of an institution that represents this nation in full,” Rector John Littel said in a press release.
BY ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch WILLIAMSBURGÂ â The College of William & Mary has renamed three buildings and a department that currently honor supporters of the Confederacy, the schoolâs latest move in a years-long process to shed references to men who supported the Confederacy, enslavement and racism. Instead, the university will honor the schoolâs first Black student, a man who studied LGBTQ traditions and a descendent of a U.S. president. âThe past is the past, but how we know it and how we tell it evolves as we learn more and as our community changes,â president Katherine Rowe said at Fridayâs board of visitors meeting. âWilliam & Mary must pursue truth telling.â
Photo - of - by staff | April 23, 2021 Following a consultative and thorough process established earlier this year, William & Mary’s Board of Visitors voted Friday to rename two campus buildings and name one campus structure to honor trailblazing alumni who helped open the door for marginalized people at both the university and beyond. Morton Hall will become John E. Boswell Hall, named for an alumnus, recognized scholar and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. The Arcade at Cary Field, the arched walkway at Zable Stadium that serves as its northern colonnade, will be named the Arthur W. Matsu Arcade after the university’s first known Asian-American student and William & Mary’s first “true gridiron hero.” Taliaferro Hall will become Hulon L. Willis Sr. Hall, named after the first African-American student to enroll at William & Mary.
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