"Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs" and "Wilson College" at Princeton University: Difference between revisions

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 |artist=Princeton University,
 |subject=Racial/Ethnic
-|date_of_action=November 2015 to present
+|confronting_bodies=Black Justice Leagure
+|medium=Public Speech
+|date_of_action=November 2015
 |location=Princeton, NJ, United States
-|description_of_content=In 1948, Princeton University named a residential college and its school of international relations school after President Woodrow Wilson, and alumni of the university.
+|description_of_content=In 1948, Princeton University named a residential college and its school of international relations school after President Woodrow Wilson, an alumni of the university.
-|description_of_incident=The Black Justice League, other students, and some faculty argued in late November 2015 that President Woodrow Wilson's racist beliefs and actions are unbefitting of a moniker for the residential college and international affairs program. They staged a sit-in and met with Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber. These actions were in the context of other demands by the group, including, a "safe space" for minorities, mandatory training in cultural-competency for faculty, and a diversity requirement within Princeton's core curriculum.
+|description_of_incident=The Black Justice League, as well as other students and faculty, argued in late November 2015 that President Woodrow Wilson's racist beliefs and actions are unbefitting asa moniker for the residential college and international affairs program. They staged a sit-in and met with Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber. These actions were in the context of other demands by the group, including creating a "safe space" for minorities, mandatory training in cultural-competency for faculty, and a diversity requirement within Princeton's core curriculum.
 |description_of_result=On November 19, 2015, President Eisgruber agreed to investigate expunging Wilson's name. The investigation is ongoing.