George Mason Will Rename Scalia Law School Due to Unfortunate Acronym

Last week, in honor of his legacy, George Mason announced its school of law would be renamed after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

There’s just one teeny, tiny little problem: the name is now the Antonin Scalia School of Law. The acronym is ASSoL.

WHOOPS.

The acronym got lots of social media attention under the hashtag #ASSlaw:

In case you’re wondering, it’s true. #GMULaw will now be #ASSLaw. I applaud my successor for such a classy move.

— NotDeanPolsby (@NotDeanPolsby) March 31, 2016

It's been pointed out that we now attend #ASSLaw

— Andy Bakker (@andybakker) March 31, 2016

.@GeorgeMasonLaw is changing its name to Antonin Scalia School of Law. Welcome, #ASSLaw students! https://t.co/bhdbpZNrCL

— Above the Law (@atlblog) March 31, 2016

I suspect that they are busy trying to figure out how to put out the #ASSLaw fire first. https://t.co/mrLtyQYMNs

— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) March 31, 2016

Seems appropriate that after Scalia’s death, the law school in his name, Antonin Scalia School of Law, will likely forever be called #ASSLaw

— Esteñ Britannicus (@esten) March 31, 2016

The renaming came after the law school received a $30 million donation with a specific request to change the name.

Well, because of the obvious reason, George Mason has decided on another change. According to NBC News, the new name will be the Antonin Scalia Law School.

Well, they seem to have plugged that hole…

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