New School Commencement 2006
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We, the undersigned students, faculty, and staff of the New School, deplore the selection of Senator John McCain to speak at 2006 commencement. While affirming that the university has an obligation to offer access to views that might be rejected by many among us, we uphold the longstanding tradition of commencement as a celebration of both the graduates themselves and of the universitys core values. As a platform for political speech, commencement lacks any opportunity for debate or rebuttal; the speaker commands a higher profile than an ordinary lecturer, and may be assumed to have the implicit endorsement of the university community. Senator McCains voting record and public pronouncements are starkly at odds with the progressive social values for which this university once stood, and which we want to see upheld. We therefore:
call on President Kerrey to withdraw the speaking invitation
call on the Board of Trustees to intervene as necessary to ensure that the graduation ceremony retains its proper focus on the graduates, and to avoid lasting damage to the New Schools public reputation
call on the Faculty Senate to investigate and reform the process whereby commencement speakers are chosen
call on President Kerrey to withdraw the speaking invitation
call on the Board of Trustees to intervene as necessary to ensure that the graduation ceremony retains its proper focus on the graduates, and to avoid lasting damage to the New Schools public reputation
call on the Faculty Senate to investigate and reform the process whereby commencement speakers are chosen
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500 signatures
Goal: 1,000
Latest Signatures
11 January 2016
500.
Mark L
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John McCain is an American Hero!!! Grow up you spoiled brats.
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Full-time Faculty, Eugene Lang College
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Jan C
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I'm still the real Jan Clausen. Will you please all stop ruining this. If you don't stop, I'll do something drastic - like inviting John MCain, or I'll kill myself into little bitty pieces and sprinkle them over my grave and and and and and and and and an
11 December 2015
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Greg Buckley
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Liberal Scum, Your Views or no Views. Commies
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Free Thinking Republican
3 December 2015
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Jimmy L
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What an excellent choice for a college that believes in "inclusion". Oh, wait........maybe that is only for those that hold their same liberal anti-American beliefs. What a shame our "higher" education is only a breeding ground to train mind numbed lefty
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John Jr
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For God's sakes he' a conservative and everyone knows how badly they dress ( and smell) !!!!!
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Grand Poobah
29 November 2015
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Stay S
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President Kerry, stay strong. You need to keep this neo-fascism from petitions like this from destroying the New School. It is totally legit to disagree with McCain, but the man did spend seven years in an outdoor cage (enduring daily beatings) run by a r
23 November 2015
8 November 2015
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Bob Kerryphone
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Call me here the other number is wrong a prankster
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asexual
6 November 2015
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Dean Vernonw
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Grasshoppers, you have learned your lessons well: Listen to NPR, youre well rounded, listen to NPR and Rush, youre a bigot. Read the New York Times, youre educated; read the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, youre an ignorant, capitalistic pig.
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A Pierce
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In the Malay States, there are hats like plates which the Britishers won't wear.
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a
15 September 2015
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Andrea T
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I hate all Christioans and teach my children to throw rocks at them. Shame on you Bob for not wanting to kill the Christioans like all good and morale people should.
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Tolerance and Karma
18 August 2015
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