YALE NEWS! At Pauli Murray College, ‘monumental’ mural honors pioneering namesake

At Pauli Murray College, ‘monumental’ mural honors the pioneering namesake

After a six-year process of planning, design, and construction, Pauli Murray College is now home to a new mural that honors the college’s trailblazing namesake.

By Susan Gonzalez

The new mural in the dining hall of Pauli Murray College, which honors its namesake, features a portrait of Murray when she was about the same age as the undergraduates in the residential college, with a long future as a champion of civil and women’s rights still ahead. (Photo by Allie Barton)