George Rogers Clark statue removed from University Grounds
By Jenn Brice | July 11, 2021Native Americans, community activists and University researchers have denounced the imagery as an example of white supremacy and colonial violence.
Native Americans, community activists and University researchers have denounced the imagery as an example of white supremacy and colonial violence.
The City has started to solicit expressions of interest for transfer of the statues to any museum, historical society, government or battlefield.
The suspect is described as between 30 and 40 years old with a mustache and an afro-style haircut. He was wearing a red shirt and black shorts.
As senior vice president of Syracuse University, Groves will oversee programs, services and personnel ranging from student health and career services to multicultural affairs and residence life.
Sisters Project Peru works to raise money and fund a proper health clinic in the Huacahuasi community.
The suspect is described as a 5-foot-1-inch male wearing an orange shirt and blue pants.
Five other breaking and entering incidents have occurred over the past week in off-Grounds areas.
The wall is a memorial to Frank Hume, a Confederate soldier and Virginia delegate.
While the Board stated that it hoped recontextualization of the wall would “promote nuanced and complex historical understandings,” MRC states that this is not enough.
According to Longo’s alert, the University Police Department is unsure whether the break-ins are related.
Today, most students have had the opportunity to receive their first and second doses of the vaccine through U.Va. Health or their local health districts and cases within the community are at an all-time low.
Juneteenth marks the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced by federal troops following the surrender of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee at Appomattox two months prior.
Tupelo is survived by her mother and stepfather, Thea and Robert Tupelo-Schneck; her father, Tom Freeman; and her brothers, Jonah and Henry.
UCWVA-U.Va. is a wall-to-wall union, meaning that it is open to anyone receiving a paycheck from the University including students, employees, faculty and staff.
Harris’ process for tenure was lengthy and drawn out after there was widely believed to be racial bias present in his review.
House of Delegates member Hala Ayala received the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
If either of the statues has not been transferred by July 8, the City may take additional action to have them covered, removed or placed in storage.
The audit will evaluate the University’s mission of higher learning, discovery, innovation, student development, world-class patient care.
The statement approved by the Board “unequivocally affirms” the University’s commitment to free speech and inquiry, pledging that all views, beliefs and perspectives should be considered without interference.
The gift will also allow for the University to construct a building on the Emmett/Ivy corridor.