If at first you don’t succeed …
fourth time to get the school’s board of trustees to revoke President Trump’s honorary degree, awarded to him in 1988 after speaking at commencement.
The basis for the latest Office of Multicultural Affairs complaint is the president’s alleged violations of Lehigh’s “Principles of our Equitable Community.” These principles include the usual flowery academese about “respect,” “sensitivity,” etc.
For example, they state: “We affirm academic freedom within our community and uphold our commitment to the highest standards of respect, civility, courtesy, and sensitivity toward every individual.”
But right after that:
“We recognize each person’s right to think and speak as dictated by personal belief and to respectfully disagree with or counter another’s point of view.”