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University of the South supporters say political correctness destroying heritage

The University of the South will celebrate its 150th anniversary from 2007-2008.

If the current fight between traditionalists and administration officials over the university’s attempt to remake its image and allegedly distance itself from its storied Southern past is any indication, the party punch may turn sour.


Read entire article at Civil War Courier