SLAVERY

$100 million Harvard reparations pledge is not enough for 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones of The 1619 Project recently blasted Harvard University’s $100 million plan intended to remedy …

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 30, 2024

Yale announces plans for more 'inclusive' campus to make up for its 'legacy of slavery'

The New Haven, Connecticut institution’s apology comes after completing a project launched in 2020 to explore its '…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Feb 28, 2024

Court rules law school can conceal abolitionist murals some students find racially insensitive

An artist filed a lawsuit against Vermont Law School for covering up his 30-year-old campus murals depicting Vermon…

By William Biagini '24
Aug 25, 2023

Ancestor demands $3.6 billion compensation after university renames its law school

The University of Richmond renamed the T.C. Williams Law School after students and faculty protested the fact that …

By Ian Cruz '25
Feb 28, 2023

Princeton considers removal of John Witherspoon statue because he had slaves

Princeton University is considering removing a statue of John Witherspoon, the sixth president of Princeton and sig…

By Kayley Chartier '25
Dec 1, 2022

Students want to cancel this Supreme Court Chief Justice

Cleveland State University's Board of Trustees is set to meet Tuesday to discuss a university-wide policy for build…

By Logan Dubil '23
May 12, 2022

Harvard University to spend $100 million on slavery reparations

This 'Legacy of Slavery Fund' will be used to pay for Harvard's 'reparative efforts' following the release of a 132…

By Elizabeth Podgorny '26
May 3, 2022

University may change its name after assessing namesake's legacy as a slaveowner

William Peace University may change its name after a task force announced that 'William Peace' is 'not consistent w…

By Rachel Harrington '22
Apr 19, 2022

The Constitution 'serves white supremacy,' pro-reparations law professor argues

Brandon Hasbrouck, who is an assistant professor of law at Washington and Lee University, uses Thomas Jefferson's s…

By Emily Fowler '24
Mar 21, 2022

Academic argues that 'white conservatives still reject' equal rights

William Horne, a postdoctoral fellow at Villanova University, suggested recently that 'white conservatives' reject …

By Peter Cordi
Mar 11, 2022

University removes statue of its namesake to create 'more welcoming' campus quad

The controversy over William Marsh Rice focuses on the fact that Rice University's founder owned slaves.

By Kelsea Whiting '25
Feb 24, 2022

Capitalism is solely the result of 'chattel slavery,' Cornell professor argues

A Cornell University professor made the argument that modern-day finance 'must be understood as a racializing' syst…

By Wyatt Eichholz '24
Jan 27, 2022

Board of regents stands by its journalism school's name

This semester, the University of Georgia decided not to rename its journalism school amid pressure from campus stak…

By Noah Ring '23
Dec 28, 2021

Ibram X Kendi: Like slaveholders, those against COVID restrictions want 'freedom to kill and exploit and terrorize'

Ibram X. Kendi said that the United States is still a 'slaveholders' republic' on his podcast, referencing an artic…

By Chaida Bango Bango '23
Aug 10, 2021

Virginia Theological Seminary pays first round of reparations checks

Descendants of slaves will receive approximately $2,000 annually from the institution.

By Wyatt Eichholz '24
Jun 28, 2021

After 11-month debate, Washington & Lee will not change its name

Washington and Lee University will keep its current name commemorating George Washington and Robert E. Lee.

By Ben Zeisloft
Jun 8, 2021

FSU committee overrules students, votes to move Eppes statue

Florida State University students voted overwhelmingly in 2016 to keep a statue of Francis Eppes, a grandson of Tho…

By Genesis Sanchez
May 16, 2018

Group demands University of Chicago pay slavery reparations

Establishing an African-American studies department is a "no-brainer," the group says, as should a "concerted effor…

By Justin Caruso
Jun 12, 2017

Student gov votes to give blacks free tuition as 'reparations'

Some senators objected that the "free" tuition would actually have to be paid for by other students, but failed to …

By Amber Athey
Apr 19, 2017

Rice drops 'master' title to promote 'inclusive environment'

The administration has yet to select a replacement term, but promised that a decision would be announced by the end…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 23, 2017

Prof excuses black student from lecture on slavery and race

The professor did not respond to requests for comment, but the student removed a Facebook post celebrating the mess…

By Amber Athey
Mar 22, 2017

Geraldo Rivera quits Yale over Calhoun College name change

After years of debate and several intermediate steps to remove historical references to slavery, Yale announced Sat…

By Amber Athey
Feb 13, 2017

Yale employee arrested for destroying Calhoun window

The school announced last week that the set of Calhoun-related windows would be moved to a museum, but only alluded…

By Amber Athey
Jul 12, 2016

Prof. jokes about whites committing 'mass suicide' because of slavery guilt

Shimer College Professor Adam Kotsko's joke came on Twitter.

By Mariana Barillas
Jul 3, 2015

Textbook: Christianity 'strongest bulwark' of slavery

Students enrolled in USF’s “Culture and Society in Africa” course were asked to respond to the statement in a grade…

By Gabby Orr
Jun 22, 2015

‘UNC KKK WTF’: Students demand UNC rename building named after possible KKK member

Saunders Hall was named after William Saunders, an alleged Grand Dragon of the North Carolina chapter of the Klu Kl…

By Kate Grise
Mar 31, 2015

Campaign compares Clemson athletics to slavery, accuses university of 'whitewashing' history

The campaign explicitly draws a connection between slaves and members of the university's football team.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Aug 22, 2014