In Brett Tomlinson’s article, we readers of the Princeton Alumni Weekly are informed of an impartial documentation of the University’s Committee on Naming work to date. During this period of reflection on Princeton’s role in the wider scope of American history, President Chris Einsgruber’s recent remarks “of looking toward diversity and inclusion” on campus is a humanist’s response. 

Editor’s note: The writer is the author of the biography She Calls Herself Betsey Stockton (2022).