Bob goes largely uncredited for having nudged the Berkshire community to take a second look at the achievements of Great Barrington son William E.B. Du Bois. Appropriately, Bob s memorial service
UT donors threaten to pull funds over calls to change school song with racist origins
Emails revealed alumni and donors would no longer financially support the Texas university if they separate from its racist past
Donors and alumni of the
University of Texas at Austin have threatened to halt financial support for the school’s athletic department if University President
Jay Hartzell did not take a stronger stance over the school song “The Eyes of Texas.”
In emails obtained by the
After losing, Texas quarterback
Sam Ehlinger took the field alone as the fight song “The Eyes Of Texas” was played. While he later said he was only on the field to talk with coaches, the appearance of a lone quarterback after students spent months protesting and advocating for the song to be removed alarmed certain donors.