Action follows deliberation of a university committee. Read more here. Just as importantly…. “Two buildings are being renamed, which originally paid tribute to the Rev. Thomas F. Mulledy and the Rev. William McSherry, the college presidents involved in the 1838 sale. Now one will be called Isaac Hall to commemorate the life of Isaac, one of the slaves shipped to Louisiana in 1838, and the other Anne Marie Becraft Hall, in honor of a 19th-century educator who founded a school for black girls in Washington.”
NEWS BRIEFS: Georgetown Offers Preferential Admission to Slave Descendants
About The Author
Future U
Established in 2015, this website was conceived by current and former Michigan State University faculty members. The purpose is to be declarative about the pernicious impacts of neoliberalism on higher education and society at large. With new articles posted daily, there is a rotating set of features, perspectives, news stories, and other materials of interest. (NOTE: This site is not affiliated with Michigan State University or any other institution, higher education or otherwise.)
Related Posts
NEWS BRIEFS: Protest, You Ask? Yes, Say Many Incoming College Students
NEWS BRIEFS: Furman Paladins Win NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (sort of)
PERSPECTIVES: Why Universities Should Not Take Sides in War
