Shenandoah University removes Harry F. Byrd Jr.'s name from business school

BY JUSTIN MATTINGLY Richmond Times-Dispatch 1 hr ago

Shenandoah University's business school will no longer be named for Harry F. Byrd Jr.

The university announced Wednesday that its governing board voted unanimously to remove the name of the former U.S. Senator effective immediately. Like his father, Byrd Jr. supported Massive Resistance and opposed the desegregation of public schools.

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More than 2,500 people signed a petition started by a graduate student in the business school urging the university to remove Byrd Jr.'s name.

"Shenandoah cannot effectively promote and live out the tenets of social justice and equity when one of the largest schools on campus is named after a man infamous for fighting against the desegregation of schools across the commonwealth," the petition said.

The School of Business will not carry an individual's name, the university in Winchester said.

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