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Francis Amasa Walker, the third president of MIT, helped bring the school its prestige. He also wrote a treatise in 1874 justifying the forced removal of Native Americans from their land. Now, students and alumni are debating how to navigate Walker’s mixed legacy.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As the third president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Francis Amasa Walker helped usher the school into national prominence in the late 1800s.
The annual Yellow Rose Luncheon is scheduled for April 15, featuring a panel of speakers including, from left, Anna Delgado Ramos ’90, Minerva Delgado Lopez ’63 and Sarah Ramos ’20. [Photo courtesy of HPU] The Howard Payne University Women’s Club will host its annual Yellow Rose Scholarship Luncheon on Thursday, April 15, with area businesses and individuals serving as sponsors. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. in HPU’s Mabee University Center. This year, the luncheon will host three guest speakers to serve on a panel. Sarah Ramos ’20, executive assistant to the associate vice p...