Cancel Culture Database Search by Keyword Target — Book Buildings/Names Curriculum Flag Guest Speaker Honorary Degrees Israel Mascots Miscellaneous Movie Music Painting Police Professor Comments Restaurant Signs Statue Student Comments Student Event Student Groups Theater Confederate? — Yes No Protested / Canceled? — Protested Canceled Clear IncidentSchool NameDateTargetConfederate?Protested/Canceled? Portland college rejects Newfoundland, pioneer as mascots because ‘colonialism’Lewis & Clark College02/05/2026MascotsNoCanceled Franklin & Marshall College to ditch Ben Franklin for ‘gender-neutral’ mascotFranklin & Marshall College10/10/2025MascotsNoCanceled Smith College ditching pioneer mascot after students say it’s offensiveSmith College04/24/2025MascotsNoCanceled Cal State Long Beach ditches ’49er’ name from campus bookstore, restaurants, shopsCalifornia State University Long Beach08/03/2023MascotsNoCanceled University revises mascot to avoid perception of ‘white supremacy’University of Nebraska01/30/2023MascotsNoCanceled George Washington University dumps ‘Colonials’ nicknameGeorge Washington University06/15/2022MascotsNoCanceled Christian university cancels its 'Crusader' mascotEvangel University04/23/2021MascotsNoCanceled Saddleback College sacks its cowboy Gaucho mascot after ‘cultural appropriation,' 'sexism’ criticismSaddleback College03/29/2021MascotsNoCanceled Christian university ditches Crusader mascotValparaiso University02/11/2021MascotsNoCanceled Carthage College drops mascot 'Torchie' for not being 'inclusive' enoughCarthage College09/25/2020MascotsNoCanceled Cappy the mascot canceled for 'connection to the historic Crusades'Capital University07/16/2020MascotsNoCanceled San Antonio College removes ranger mascotSan Antonio College07/15/2020MascotsNoCanceled University bans 'Spartan Up' gesture over vague resemblance to white supremacist gestureSan Jose State University06/21/2020MascotsYesCanceled Maine bans ALL Native American mascots in public schoolsvarious05/17/2019MascotsNoCanceled University to ditch 'Blackbirds' nickname as 'offensive' and 'racist'Long Island University Brooklyn05/14/2019MascotsNoCanceled Prospector Pete mascot ditched over racism concernsCalifornia State University Long Beach09/23/2018MascotsNoCanceled Holy Cross stops using Knight imageryCollege of the Holy Cross03/16/2018MascotsNoCanceled Christian university in Idaho drops its 'Crusaders' mascotNorthwest Nazarene University10/18/2017MascotsNoCanceled College scraps 'problematic' Colonial Phil mascot following campus-wide backlashCommunity College of Pennsylvania09/29/2017MascotsNoCanceled So long, Missionaries: Whitman College mascot is now The BluesWhitman College10/03/2016MascotsNoCanceled Private college ditches 'missionary' mascot due to it being problematicWhitman College04/25/2016MascotsNoCanceled Amherst College drops ‘Lord Jeff’ as mascotAmherst College01/19/2016MascotsNoCanceled Susquehanna University drops ‘Crusaders’ mascotSusquehanna University10/27/2015MascotsNoCanceled Despite protests, UT-Knoxville drops beloved ‘Lady Vols’ nicknameUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville06/30/2015MascotsNoCanceled College nixes ‘Crusaders’ mascot, says it’s too controversialMaranatha Baptist University01/30/2014MascotsNoCanceled University rejects pioneer ‘Denver Boone’ mascot as too offensiveUniversity of Denver08/19/2013MascotsNoCanceled Voters choose to retire 'Fighting Sioux' mascot after NCAA penaltiesUniversity of North Dakota06/13/2012MascotsNoCanceled IncidentSchool NameDateTargetConfederate?Protested/Canceled?
