The work of the commission will ensure a new start regarding considerations on renaming decisions, according to the Board.
The motion passed with 306 persons voting “yes,” 32 voting “no,” and 14 abstaining, according to a statement released by the Faculty Senate.
The Black Student Coalition held its second teach-in on April 2 to announce an addendum to the Protect Our Web compact.
Faculty submitted the motion for no confidence after a full faculty body meeting at 3 p.m. today.
"I have not seen alums so actively enraged in a long time," Godfrey Plata said. "I really credit the students, faculty and staff..."
Students, faculty and staff marched at noon on April 7 in support of the University of Richmond Black Student Coalition.
“The cultural meaning of building names and monuments are really only to honor,” Nicole Sackley said. “Nobody puts up a statue to explain complicated history.”
![A flyer taped to a lamp post outside of the Carole Weinstein International Center stating that "E. [Claiborne] Robins sold and profited from from the Dalkon Shield IUD which left... 21 women dead, 13,000 women infertile, and 900,000 injured."](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/urc/e3b3938a-81f6-41b9-93db-4aff67e14c7c.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
The flyers were posted on the same day red paint and the word “murderer” were discovered in front of the Robins statue on March 30.
The University of Richmond's 2021 Giving Day was paused for an unspecified reason the night before the even was set to begin.
The Board of Trustees' statement follows the unanimous vote to censure Rector Paul Queally by the University Faculty Senate.
The University of Richmond Faculty Senate censured Paul Queally, the rector of the Board of Trustees, on April 2.
Members of the University Faculty Senate released a statement that expressed disappointment about a meeting with members of the Board of Trustees.
Senior Legacy Campaign members disaffiliated on March 25 in solidarity with the demands of the UR Black Student Coalition.
On March 19, the University of Richmond temporarily suspended all operations of the Zeta Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Upperclassmen at the University of Richmond were unable to access the StarRez portal to select on-campus housing for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Students, faculty and staff gathered at the Stern Plaza on the University of Richmond campus to silently protest outside of a Board of Trustees meeting.
Members of the University of Richmond community disaffiliated from campus organizations on March 25 in solidarity with the UR Black Student Coalition.
Disaffiliation, for Lawrence, is meant to disrupt operations. Lawrence said he had gone back and forth when deciding whether to disaffiliate.
WCGA will cease all normal operations — including weekly meetings — but will still hear student concerns.
Once the motions to disaffiliate and preemptively approve SOBAC recommendations were passed, Polcari resigned from his position as RCSGA president and swore in Lawrence.
