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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Washington and Lee is at least 30 years behind other SLACs when it comes to diversity.  It is the least diverse SLAC by a wide margin.

Board of Directors - 10% POC
Senior Admin Leadership - 10% POC
College Faculty - 10% POC
Students - 20% SOC

W&L enthusiastically promoted the Lost Cause until recently when the focus changed to contextualizing it's "complicated history".  Post George Floyd, the BoD weighed a decision to change the name of the school.  The decision, which is mainly financial, balances the need to remain relevant to students who are seeking a diverse learning environment versus the need to placate well-heeled alumni who actively opposed integration in the 60s and coeducation in the 80s.

With history as a guide and led by a 90% white and affluent BoD, the college will likely drag its feet relative to progress and assert that the necessary changes that need to take place can't happen without the proper resources.  The name will likely stay with additional dollars thrown at diversity initiatives in order to buy time.  Until the impact of inaction to tuition revenue surpasses the promise of alumni revenue there is little reason to believe W&L will live up to their motto of "Not Unmindful of the Future" (taken from the Lee Family Crest) and disassociate from their association with the "Lost Cause". [/quote]

This post was written by a W&L alum. It’s a common view in the alumni and university community.[/quote]

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