Protesters Make Themselves Heard In Final Hearing On MTSU's Forrest Hall (TN)
By BLAKE FARMER • 28 MINUTES AGO
Middle Tennessee State University is poised to make a decision on whether to change the name of its ROTC building ... Nathan Bedford Forrest ...
“As a black man myself with a daughter attending MTSU in the fall, it concerns me that we have such a strong attraction to hold on to something that is offensive to so many," Settles said ...
After the forum, students marched to the home of MTSU president Sidney McPhee, which was being guarded by police. McPhee came outside to speak, and he told students that it is the “nature of academia” to listen to differing viewpoints ...
... In 1989, MTSU removed a 600-pound bronze medallion of the Confederate general from the Keathley University Center in response to student complaints ...
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