![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
Addressing history without erasing it
A first year’s take on the Washington and Lee Board’s decision to retain the name.
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.
![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