Liberty University grads propose returning degrees due to pro-Trump comments

[pstokely]

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Source: CNN

(CNN) —
More than 200 Liberty University alumni have signed on to a Facebook group proposing they return their degrees in protest of University President Jerry Falwell Jr.'s unwavering support of President Donald Trump.

The movement follows a tweet by Falwell that applauded Trump's response to the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Heather Heyer, 32, was killed Aug. 12 in Charlottesville when a car plowed into a crowd of counterprotesters gathered to oppose a "Unite the Right" rally of white nationalist and other right-wing groups. Nineteen others were injured in the incident. Trump blamed "both sides" for the violence.

The alumni Facebook group organized for the movement has grown to 202 members and counting since it was launched Thursday. The members of the group are asked to mail their diplomas to Falwell's office on the same day, Sept. 5.

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they could have gone to a real college for thousands less

[ascap_scab]

1. What would he care?

He already got their money. Now he's got their money and they got no piece of paper, haha! Xtians, losers. DJT

[rateyes]

2. Many alumni continue to give money to universities.

It is not a good thing to piss off alumni.

[woodsprite]

3. Yup! The board of directors isn't going to like that.

For most Universities, Alumni is a protected class and is treated as their "cash cow". In most Universities, that could get the president fired.

I wonder if they could legally hold any future transcripts hostage? After all, even if the degrees were returned, those classes were already aid for and the curriculum completed successfully.

[bronxiteforever]

8. Agree! Schools hate bad PR.

[bronxiteforever]

9. GOP over Christ

[Not Ruth]

4. By returning the degree, they no longer have college degrees, just high school degrees?

[MichMan]

5. Just returning the printed degree is all it is

No just a symbolic gesture by returning the actual printed degree. Doesn't mean anything

[sofa king]

7. No, they still have shitty college degrees.

Shitty degrees from a for-profit televangelist faux "college" (edit: sorry, it's a "university" now, still deserving of air-quotes) which speaks volumes about each attendee's reasoning skills and competence. That may also explain why they think "returning" their diplomas will mean more than a bucket of warm spit.

[pstokely]

10. Liberty U actually is accredited

but it can't be very selective with rules like these

http://www.liberty.edu/media/1210/Student_Honor_Code.pdf

[djg21]

6. Its hard to be sympathetic to the alumni.

They elected to go to Liberty, which was founded by Jerry Fallwell Sr. to be a fundy Baptist university. They could have gone to a real college or university. I’d never hire an alum of that school. Too fucking bad for them.