Princeton University said Saturday it was removing the name of president Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school and a residential college, calling the former US…
Princeton University said Saturday it was removing the name of president Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school and a residential college, calling the former US leader a racist.
The Ivy League school’s board of trustees « concluded that Woodrow Wilson’s racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college whose scholars, students, and alumni must stand firmly against racism in all its forms, » university President Christopher Eisgruber said in a statement.
