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发帖数: 61690 | 1 Texas Southern University said Friday that Sen. John Cornyn will no longer
speak Saturday during the historically black college’s commencement
ceremony.
The announcement — two days after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was booed
during a commencement address at a historically black college in Florida —
comes in the wake of opposition to the Texas Republican’s appearance by
many graduates. A petition signed by some students expressed opposition to
Cornyn’s votes for DeVos’ and Attorney General Jeff Sessions confirmations
, among other issues.
The Houston-based university said in a Facebook post that “every
consideration is made to ensure that our students’ graduation day is a
celebratory occasion.”
“We asked Senator Cornyn to instead visit with our students again at a
future date in order to keep the focus on graduates and their families,”
the post said. “We, along with Senator Cornyn, agree that the primary focus
of commencement should be a celebration of academic achievement.”
A spokesman for the Senate majority whip told POLITICO in a statement that
Cornyn “was honored to be invited to address TSU’s graduates, but he
respects the administration’s decision and looks forward to continuing to
engage with the university in the future.” | u***n
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