The controversial former seal featured the family crest of Isaac Royall, Jr., a founding donor of the school who made his wealth through the labor of enslaved people in the mid-1700s.

“Heraldry in America is commonly misunderstood as its singular purpose is to provide identification.” MacDonald added, “the School of Theology was selected by a majority vote of our ...

It has been tied to graduation from the basic mountaineering course since the school opened in 1983. The design process is still underway on the revised badge and the Institute of Heraldry has ...