Haverford College commencement speaker lambastes students

John Hames shared with you:   Haverford College commencement speaker lambastes students philly.com - Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 11:39 AM In a surprising move, a commencement speaker at Haverford College on Sunday used the celebratory occasion to deliver a sharp rebuke to students who had mounted a campaign against another speaker who had been scheduled to appear but withdrew amid the controversy. William G. Bowen, former president of Princeton and a nationally respected higher education leader, called the student protestors' approach both "immature" and "arrogant" and the subsequent withdrawal of Robert J. Birgeneau, former chancellor of the University of California Berkeley, a "defeat" for the Quaker college and its ideals. Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20140517_Haverford_College_commencement_speaker_lambastes_students.html#4ubKK1F2YEqWoFef.99 Available on the App Store.

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