University of Virginia changes its name!

Watch UVA go all in for April Fools Day (with an endorsement from historian Chris Gehrz):

It pains any William and Mary alum to celebrate anything coming out of Jefferson’s other school, but this is great. https://t.co/F0X8eNcUpG

— Chris Gehrz (@cgehrz) April 1, 2023

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