Vanderbilt to Remove ‘Confederate' Inscription

Vanderbilt University has taken a big step to cut all ties to the Confederate past. The school announced Monday that it will remove the word “Confederate” from a building that has been there since 1935, and it comes with a pretty hefty price tag. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced Monday that the university will return a donation made 83 years ago by the Tennessee Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy so it can remove the controversial inscription from one of its residence halls.