![A diploma sample in a picture frame. The diploma reads Washington and Lee University, above a wide artwork of the colonnade. The phrase Lexington, Virginia is placed under the artwork.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-12.32.25-PM.png)
Confusion over diploma design highlights W&L’s turmoil with racial justice
The Board of Trustees quietly removed portraits of the university namesakes in 2022 as a response to 'Change the Name' protests
W&L Rector says the board needs more time for Lee name change decision
The special committee has fin- ished researching, but the board still hasn’t made a decision.
![The six National Panhellenic sorority houses sit in a row next to Wilson Field.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/srat-row-900x675.jpg)
Greek recruitment debacle results in general discontentment on campus
Formal recruitment delays put pressure on administration and Greek life
![Lee Chapel, a central landmark on campus, will be renamed University Chapel. Photo by Grace Mamon, 22.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_4186-2-e1591755269834-675x900.jpg)
Board of trustees still considering whether to change school’s name
A final decision could take over six months
![President Will Dudley delivers the Presidents Address to parents in Wilson Hall on Sept. 29. Photo by Liza Moore, ‘21.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-9.29.52-PM-900x677.png)
President’s address outlines plans for university’s future, focuses on speech’s location change
President Will Dudley attributed the change in location to both student discomfort and logistical issues with Lee Chapel.