George Washington University to Drop ‘Colonials' Nickname
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The George Washington University will drop use of the nickname the Colonials after years of consideration, school officials announced Wednesday. The D.C. school’s board of trustees and a special committee created in 2019 to study use of the name concluded that “given the division among the community…
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The George Washington University will drop use of the nickname the Colonials after years of consideration, school officials announced Wednesday. The D.C. school’s board of trustees and a special committee created in 2019 to study use of the name concluded that “given the division among the community…
The university said in a statement that the board determined the mascot name of over 90 years "can no longer serve its purpose as a name that unifies."
WASHINGTON (AP) -- George Washington University is dropping its "Colonials" moniker because "it can no longer serve its purpose as a name that unifies,"
George Washington University announced Wednesday that it will retire the school's nearly century-old "Colonials" nickname after a university committee recommended the change over cultural sensitivity concerns.
