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Tag: Mike Pence
COVID-19
Pence, DeVos Discuss College Reopening With 14 College Leaders
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday held a call with 14 college and university leaders on the subject of “best practices to get students back to school in the fall,” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was joined on the call by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, […]
May 14, 2020
Students
Selecting Commencement Speakers: A Political Minefield
In this hyper-polarized environment, students in the class of 2018 may find themselves without a commencement speaker who has strong views on political or social issues. Many administrators are struggling to identify orators who will be welcomed by the campus community without provoking protests.
March 6, 2018
Students
Bethune-Cookman and Notre Dame’s Common Denominator
In my opinion, both universities made the wrong choices in commencement speakers.
May 23, 2017
Students
Some Notre Dame Students Plan to Walk Out During Pence Speech
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A University of Notre Dame student says he and some others plan to protest Vice President Mike Pence’s Sunday commencement address at the school by walking out on the speech. Protest organizer Bryan Ricketts tells the South Bend Tribune he expects 50 to 100 fellow graduating students to silently leave just […]
May 18, 2017
Students
Pence, not Trump, to Give Notre Dame Commencement Address
INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the commencement address this spring at the University of Notre Dame, the school announced Thursday, an honor customarily reserved for newly elected U.S. presidents. Notre Dame’s president, the Rev. John Jenkins, had criticized President Donald Trump over his executive order limiting travel and refugees from some Muslim-majority […]
March 2, 2017
Students
DeVos Confirmation Fails to End Uncertainty
Although Betsy DeVos narrowly secured confirmation to lead the Department of Education, questions about the direction she will guide the agency — as well as her higher ed agenda — are likely to remain unsettled until key agency posts are filled.
February 7, 2017
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