Board of Trustees to Announce Decision on Woodrow Wilson Name Changes Tomorrow

The Board of Trustees has come to a decision on the use of Woodrow Wilson's name on campus buildings and programs. The University will announce the decision tomorrow.Following a 33-hour sit-in President Eisgruber's office in November, the Board of Trustees appointed the Wilson Legacy Review Committee "to consider Woodrow Wilson's legacy at Princeton, and, more specifically, whether or not changes should be made in how the University recognizes Wilson's legacy," according to the committee website.In the months following the sit-in, the committee invited comments from scholars and feedback on Woodrow Wilson, receiving 636 comments as of March 21st. The committee also held several small group discussions and conducted an open forum.The Board of Trustees claims "authority over how the University recognizes Wilson," according to the website.Tomorrow, an exhibition will also open in Robertson Hall to revisit Woodrow Wilson's contested legacy. The exhibition,"In the Nation’s Service? Woodrow Wilson Revisited," is available online.The exhibition "documents not only the positive but also the negative aspects of Wilson’s tenure as 13th president of Princeton University and 28th president of the United States," according to an announcement by the Woodrow Wilson School.