The board of trustees at the University of Richmond says it will reset its review of the controversial names of two campus buildings, while faculty members seek the resignation of a board member for comments he made during a meeting.
After earlier saying the names would not be changed, the board said that it would form a commission to establish principles on renaming, ensuring what it called a “fresh start,” the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
The announcement came two hours before the faculty senate announced it had ratified a vote of no-confidence in the board’s top member, rector Paul Queally, and called for his resignation. Queally was censured by the faculty senate for comments during a meeting in which seven members of the faculty said he referred to students as Black, Brown and “regular students.” Also, a Black employee said she was interrupted and demeaned by Queally.
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