LEXINGTON, Va. – Washington and Lee University is expected to reveal whether it will change its name in June, nearly a year after a committee was formed to evaluate the school’s ties to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

The board of trustees’ rector announced the deadline in an email to the campus community last week.

The university formed a committee in July to research and make a recommendation on dropping Lee’s name. The school says it has received more than 14,000 survey responses regarding the name change.

The Civil War general was an early president of the school and is buried on campus.

A majority of faculty supported the change in a vote last summer. Supporters say a new name will improve diversity and create a welcoming environment on the Lexington campus.