Bryn Mawr College to remove founder’s name for racist views
BRYN MAWR (AP) – A private college in suburban Philadelphia says it will remove references to one of its founders from its campus on the grounds she advanced racism and anti-Semitism at the university.
Bryn Mawr College president Kim Cassidy Thursday made public an internal letter that says the school will begin getting rid of references to M. Carey Thomas as soon as possible.
Cassidy says the college will drop her name from prominent campus buildings as a result of debates about historical figures in the aftermath of the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The liberal arts school’s website says Thomas served as president from 1894 to 1922 and that she fought to expand educational and career opportunities for women at the college.