Perspective: Mike Pence will speak at this evangelical school’s graduation in his home state. Here’s why many are upset.
Vice President Pence waves as he arrives at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas on April 6. By Amy Peterson April 12 at 7:00 AM The first text message arrived while the faculty meeting was still in session. “Pence speaking at commencement,” it began. “Yeah, I know, horrible, but it’s the most exciting faculty meeting ever.”
But the selection of Pence, a former Indiana governor, as the May 18 commencement speaker is deeply disappointing, for me, and for many of the faculty. It reflects a failure of the university’s leadership to live up to its mission. In our increasingly polarized political climate, this decision does not encourage unity, but exacerbates existing divisions.
This decision doesn’t reassure those with underrepresented voices that they can flourish at Taylor; it leaves them feeling isolated and invisible. It reads like a deliberate and definitive statement about who we are and about what we think virtue in the public sphere looks like — and, by implication, who doesn’t belong.
“I didn’t know how much a commencement speaker would matter to me until today. I was excited for graduation, since neither of my parents have a degree. Today I sat in my car and imagined my Puerto Rican family having to sit and listen to a man who is a part of an administration that doesn’t care for our people,” she wrote. “’ His life and values shown through the administration he is a part of has lacked love, compassion, and understanding.
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