Renaming Myles Standish Hall exhibition on display at BU Diversity & Inclusion’s Learn More Series event
The Miles Standish Display Case in Mugar Memorial Library
What’s in a Name? Renaming Myles Standish Hall
Wednesday, December 4
5:00-7:00 PM
610 Beacon Street or Zoom
For more information and to RSVP, visit the event page.
On Wednesday, December 4, the BU Libraries exhibition Renaming Myles Standish Hall will be on display at BU Diversity & Inclusion’s latest Learn More Series event.
During the event, What’s In a Name? Renaming Myles Standish Hall, panelists Kimberly Howard (Wheelock College of Education & Human Development), Anna Ward (Wheelock College), Thomas Green (Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag), Jacob Leal (School of Theology), and Travis Franks (Utah State University) will reflect on the challenges and advocacy of removing the Myles Standish name from a BU residence hall. Moderator Laura Jimenez (Wheelock College) will engage the audience in a conversation on the next steps in their advocacy and what attendees can do to support efforts to make BU a more inclusive University for Native American and Indigenous community members.
Attendees will be able to explore the BU Libraries exhibition, which looks at what we know about the building at 610 Beacon Street as a hotel, a dormitory, and its place at BU. The materials on display, including rare books, archival photographs, newsletters, correspondence, and ephemera, are part of the university archives held in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.