Reply #8: Most of the time, that's the purpose of a university [View All]

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However, a commencement ceremony is intended to honor the hard work and stick-to-it-iveness of the graduates who earned their degrees. Had Wright been there to deliver a commencement speech, the focus of the day would've been on him rather than where it belongs - on the graduates. I agree with Northwestern in this instance. If you want Wright to deliver a commencement address, let him do it a year or two from now, once the furor surrounding him has died down and he won't distract from the purpose of the day.