permanent display in the campus chapel

Published on: Apr 26, 2007

The debate over this issue is ongoing. On 6 March 2007 the College ordered that the cross be returned to its original place in the chapel, following criticism and withheld donations from alumni. See Natasha Altamirano, “College Returns Cross to Chapel,” Washington Times, 7 March 2007, as well as multiple related articles by Scott Jaschik in Inside Higher Ed  (“Signs of the Cross and its Removal,” 27 December 2006; “Mixed Messages on the Cross,” 9 February 2007; “Caving on the Cross,” 7 March 2007). See also McMurtrie 1999 for a discussion of this general trend.