Old South, New South Clash on Vanderbilt’s Campus
Decision to change building’s name lands university in legal battle
By David Hefner
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Vanderbilt University is ensnarled in a legal battle over its decision to remove the word “Confederate” from a campus building that was partially built by descendants of the Confederate Army.
Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee decided in September to rename Confederate Memorial Hall, a dormitory originally built in 1935 for the George Peabody School for Teachers with financing from the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC).
