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Dixie State University trustees recommend removing ‘Dixie’ from school’s name

The decision now moves to the Utah Board of Higher Education and state Legislature for approval.

(Chris Caldwell | The Spectrum via AP) A sign stands at Dixie State University on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in St. George, Utah. After years of resisting calls to change its name, the university is considering dropping the term Dixie as another example of the nation’s reexamination of symbols associated with the Confederacy and the enslavement of Black people.