Morehouse College announces President Joe Biden as commencement speaker, controversy follows

Morehouse College is poised to reveal President Joe Biden as its commencement speaker for May 19. Yet, certain faculty members have expressed reservations regarding this choice. In an email to faculty members on Friday, Kendrick Brown, Morehouse College’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs stated, “This week, I received an inquiry from concerned faculty about rumors they were hearing about President Biden’s selection as the 2024 Commencement speaker,”& Furthermore, Brown stated his intention to organize a virtual meeting on Thursday, providing an avenue for faculty members with varying viewpoints regarding the choice of our commencement speaker to pose questions and offer comments.& Additionally, he mentioned that students would have the opportunity to interact with Morehouse College President David Thomas. Brown did not provide additional comment in response to a request, and a representative from Morehouse declined to elaborate further. However, an individual familiar with the situation at Morehouse College expressed that administrators fear faculty members may participate in protests alongside students during the commencement ceremony. & The criticism of President Joe Biden is stemming from his support of Israel in its war against Hamas. Protests over this began to erupt at more and more college campuses. As a...