Report of the Commission on Institutional History and Community
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Date
2018-05-03Author
Commission on Institutional History and Community, Washington and Lee University
Subject
Race relations
Race discrimination
College students
College campuses
College environment
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President Dudley charged the commission "to lead us in an examination of how our history — and the ways that we teach, discuss, and represent it — shapes our community." He directed the commission to examine "how we can best present our physical campus to take full advantage of its educational potential in a manner that is consistent with our core values." He instructed the commission to "create various opportunities to engage in conversation with all corners of the community," and to "meet with existing groups whose ongoing work relates to some of these issues, including the Working Group on the History of African-Americans at W&L, the University Committee on Inclusiveness and Campus Climate, and the University Collections of Art and History Advisory Committee." The president had confidence that the university would "set a national example by demonstrating how the divisive issues confronting us can be addressed thoughtfully and effectively. That is what a university should do, and it is especially what Washington and Lee should do." [From Introduction]