Christian university president who invited Vice President Mike Pence to speak at graduation, sparking protests, resigns
Taylor University President Paul Lowell Haines has resigned from his position, the Indiana-based Christian university announced Monday.at the private college — a fracas that resulted in a small student protest and a viral online petition asking Haines to rescind the invite.announcing his departure, Haines made no mention of the controversy and instead issued glowing praise to the campus community.
Vice President Mike Pence arrives for the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2019 graduation ceremony at Michie Stadium on May 25, 2019 in West Point, New York. Another commencement address delivered by Pence sparked controversy at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana on May 18. Now, the president of that university has resigned."My wife Sherry and I love Taylor and the Taylor community, as no other place and people," Haines said.
"We are saddened by Dr. Haines' decision, but we are deeply grateful to him and to his wife Sherry for their personal commitment to the vision and historical, evangelical, orthodox Christian mission and purposes of Taylor University and to the institution's foundational positions and policies. These policies, with the full support of the Board of Trustees, have been strengthened on his watch," Cunningham said.
The small Taylor campus — home to about 2,500 students in Upland, Indiana — made national headlines after students and faculty protested Pence's address, citing concerns that the invite could be construed as an endorsement of the Trump administration's agenda.
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