Issac Bailey says the film is fictional, but still its release will be a veritable holiday, a kind of revival in the middle of Black History Month and the second year of the Donald Trump era.
Mr. Bacow, a former head of Tufts University known as a capable manager, is seen as a safe choice at a time when the university is under pressure from Washington.
As schools compete for a declining number of students, some bring the good news directly, along with balloons, marching bands and paw-shakes from mascots.
A video shows an unidentified man hammering the statue in the face of the Confederate soldier. Orange County lawmakers this week said they would introduce a bill to move Silent Sam in order to protect the monument.
The two-year, bipartisan budget deal not only keeps the the government running until late March but also provides more funding for higher-education programs.