Students at George Washington University narrowly voted in favor of renaming the university’s mascot from a Colonial to either a hippopotamus or another animal, because a Colonial is too problematic.
Topic: George Washington University
George Washington University Students Vote to Change Colonial Mascot
George Washington University students voted to change their Colonials mascot, which is in the likeness of Founding Father and first American president George Washington, because it may not be inclusive enough.
Mandatory Online Diversity Training Added for New George Washington University Students
George Washington University students who will graduate beginning in 2022 will have to take a mandatory online diversity training course to teach students about racism and other sensitive issues.
George Washington University Debate Bars Men from Participating
George Washington University students barred men from participating in a debate competition in the name of inclusivity and gender equality.
George Washington University Law Professor Critical of ‘Snowflake’ Student De-Stress Techniques
A law professor at George Washington University was critical of sororities at his university for offering stress balls and other de-stress techniques to its female students.
New Activist Group Appears at George Washington University, Clamors for ‘Living Wage’ for Workers
Apparently, a new student activist group was formed at George Washington University, where on Facebook, the group demanded to meet with the university administration to push ‘living wage’ for all workers and other progressive causes.
University Art Administrator Created Art Exhibit for D.C. that ‘Challenges …White, Hetero-Centrol Logic of the Erotic”
George Washington University’s art administrator created an art exhibit for the District of Columbia that challenges the “limited, white, hetero-centric logic of the erotic.”
George Washington University Institutes Diversity Skits as Part of New Student Training
Diversity skits and dialogues are a mandatory part of new students’ orientation, after a social media controversy riled students.
George Washington University Students Again Push to Divest from Israel
Another divest-from-Israel student resolution is making its way in the George Washington University student association, after a failed attempt to do so last year over lack of attention to detail.
College Democrats at DC University Promote Fundraiser for Pro-Abortion Organization Planned Parenthood
College Democrats at George Washington University fundraised for Planned Parenthood, a pro-abortion organization, and raised about $4,000.