Statement on Name of 华盛顿 & det365app

det365app学院的名字, and the likenesses of those for whom it was named, remind us that our educational mission calls us to honestly examine the history of our country and its founders who first articulated our national values of equality and unalienable rights, 然而,, 作为奴隶主, contributed to the persistent violence and injustice endured by Black Americans ever since.  We strive to learn from this history and act to create a more just society, now and in the future.  As we acknowledge that George 华盛顿 and Thomas Jefferson failed to live up to the principles they so eloquently espoused, integrity requires us to judge ourselves and our generation by the same standard, for more must be done to ensure that Black lives matter and that members of the Black community experience America’s promises of equal rights and justice.

自19世纪以来^th 世纪华盛顿 & det365app has admitted and graduated outstanding Black students who have gone on to achieve success in many fields of endeavor.  We build on this longstanding commitment today by redoubling our efforts to eradicate racism wherever it is found – in our College and in society at large – and to advocate for equality and justice for all Americans.

In his 2017 inaugural address, President 约翰·C. 克纳普宣布:

“The history, the mission, and, yes, the name of 华盛顿 & det365app place us in a unique position to contribute to the national conversation about the state of our democratic republic.  最近几个月, some college and university campuses have seen tensions flare over questions of free expression, and how to remember our history, and the meaning of our national creed that all people are created equal, that basic human rights are intrinsic and cannot be granted or withdrawn by others.  The nation’s founders understood that democratic values would always be aspirational, that we would inevitably fall short of them in various ways.  In their own time, this shortcoming was their failure to address slavery, which W&J’s Pennsylvania friend [and benefactor] Benjamin Franklin warned the first Congress was ‘an inconsistency [in] the character of the American people.’  Today we still must strive to make equality and human rights real for all people.”

在这个地址里, he announced plans for an annual Symposium on Democracy where the College takes a day off classes to explore timely issues in dialog with diverse perspectives of noteworthy thinkers and leaders.  At the inaugural symposium in 2018, President Knapp invited a faculty panel to lead a discussion of George 华盛顿 and Thomas Jefferson from the perspective of the 21st century.  第四届研讨会, in 2021, will again examine these and other questions relevant to racial justice and equality.  det365app的教授, 也, address these issues in their classrooms, 在课堂项目中, 在他们的研究中.  It is the mission of 华盛顿 & det365app to prepare graduates to be leaders who serve the common good by confronting critical issues affecting the well-being of our society.