Middlebury College strikes ‘Mead’ from college chapel’s name

Middlebury College has decided to remove the Mead name because the man whose gift established the chapel, Gov. John A. Mead, advocated and promoted eugenics policies in Vermont in the early 1900s.

MIDDLEBURY — After “a careful and deliberative process,” Middlebury College has decided to remove the Mead name from Mead Memorial Chapel, because the man whose gift established the chapel, Gov. John A. Mead, class of 1864, advocated and promoted eugenics … (read more)