Despite Protests, Princeton to Keep Woodrow Wilson’s Name On School Buildings

In this Dec. 3, 2015 file photograph, a person walks toward the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. Princeton University has started a scholarly examination of the legacy of alumnus and former President Woodrow Wilson as part of an agreement with students who staged a sit-in to protest his views on race and segregation.
In this Dec. 3, 2015 file photograph, a person walks toward the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. Princeton University has started a scholarly examination of the legacy of alumnus and former President Woodrow Wilson as part of an agreement with students who staged a sit-in to protest his views on race and segregation. AP file
In this Dec. 3, 2015 file photograph, a person walks toward the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. Princeton University has started a scholarly examination of the legacy of alumnus and former President Woodrow Wilson as part of an agreement with students who staged a sit-in to protest his views on race and segregation.
In this Dec. 3, 2015 file photograph, a person walks toward the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. Princeton University has started a scholarly examination of the legacy of alumnus and former President Woodrow Wilson as part of an agreement with students who staged a sit-in to protest his views on race and segregation. AP file

Despite Protests, Princeton to Keep Woodrow Wilson’s Name On School Buildings

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Princeton University has decided to keep former President Woodrow Wilson’s name on its school of Foreign Policy despite protests on campus demanding its removal due to his segregationist views.

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