Here’s a rule for college presidents: Don’t imply that the brains of your alumni are mush.William E. Cooper, president of the University of Richmond, inadvertently did so, and he’s now doing damage control.
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The University of Richmond removed a slave-owning benefactor’s name from its law school, infuriating his descendants. It’s a familiar debacle that illustrates the pervasive effects of culture war politics.
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