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  • Rider University changes name of building named for slave owner

    Rider University changes name of building named for slave owner

    Rider University has changed the name of the Van Cleve Alumni House, which is at the front of the campus, to the Alumni House after confirming that its namesake, Benjamin Van Cleve, was a slaveholder and supporter of slavery. The Rider University Board of Trustees approved the name change at its Oct. 20 meeting. The…