🌱 Why Swarthmore College stripped a longtime professor’s name from a hall
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- Why Swarthmore College stripped a longtime professor’s name from a hall
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• Liberal arts college drops prof's name from campus hall after grave dig controversy (fox40jackson.com) — Swarthmore residents may want to know that Swarthmore College has removed longtime professor Spencer Trotter’s name from a campus building and lawn after an investigation into his excavation of a Lenape burial site and racially biased writings. A campus task force is now weighing new names that better reflect the college’s current values, with a final decision expected later this year. 
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