The University of Vermont and Xavier University have decided to cancel upcoming commencement ceremony speeches by UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Two universities have decided to rescind United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's commencement invitations because of student and faculty opposition to the Israel-Hamas war. Xavier University of Louisiana, a Catholic HBCU, said the 'regrettable' decision was made in coordination with Thomas-Greenfield's team to avoid commencement disruptions.
'I see you mourn for lives lost in Israel and Gaza. I hear your calls for peace and a just end to the current unrest in the region. I hear your frustration with foreign policy decisions,' university president Suresh Garimella wrote, acknowledging with 'regret' that Thomas-Greenfield would not join the 2024 ceremony.
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