Princeton’s Misguided Attempt to Erase Its Former President’s Legacy


October 24, 2024 1 min read

Stuart Taylor Jr. & Edward Yingling

National Review

Excerpt: Princeton University is tiptoeing toward canceling its greatest president and a founder of our nation in a process that its trustees and president Christopher Eisgruber accelerated on October 2 by announcing that they would leave the statue of John Witherspoon in its prominent place on Firestone Plaza — but probably only for now. The issue has been punted to the “Campus Art Steering Committee” to decide whether the statue should be moved, or removed.

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