The story is part of The Confederate Reckoning, a collaborative project of USA TODAY Network newsrooms across the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ.
The Nashville Tennessean profiles the University’s efforts to become a more welcoming place for all. "We will spare no effort to ensure that there is ample space and a warm welcome for anyone who seeks its insights and who hungers for its inspiration," Vice-²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ Reuben Brigety says. "As a community, we will muster the courage to be honest about who we have been so that we may have the wisdom to become what we aspire to be."
, which ran in the Sunday, Dec. 13, print edition.