Irish Central

Trinity College Dublin renames main Library formerly named after Irish-born slave-holder

Trinity College Dublin is renaming its main Library, formerly named after George Berkeley, after the acclaimed Irish poet Eavan Boland. This decision was made by the University Board on Wednesday, ...
Irish Central

Trinity College Dublin to “dename” library as it confronts slave-owner legacy

The name of Trinity College Dublin's Berkeley Library has been judged as "inconsistent with the University’s core values," Trinity said in a statement today, April 26. George Berkeley, a former fellow ...
NBC Connecticut

Bomb threat leads to evacuation of library at Trinity College

A reported bomb threat at Trinity College in Hartford led to the evacuation of the library Monday evening. College officials said they received a threat at about 6:20 p.m. Hartford police and fire ...
EdSource

Trinity College Dublin to take Berkeley name off library; UC Berkeley has no plans to change its name

Trinity College Dublin, a university in Ireland, will remove the name Berkeley from its main library on campus, The New York Times reported. The university concluded that George Berkeley, whom the ...
The New York Times

A Philosopher and a Slaver, but No Longer a Name on a Library

No one disputes that George Berkeley was among Ireland’s greatest thinkers, but he was also an unapologetic slaver. Now, Trinity College Dublin is taking his name off one of its buildings. By Ed ...