University commencement isn’t the place for politics

Once universities enter the game of politics, we dilute our purpose and play a different game –one we might well lose, if the decline of public trust in universities is any indication.

Daniel Diermeier  |  Opinion contributor

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See graduates boo speaker over AI praise

UCF graduates boo a commencement speaker after comments calling artificial intelligence the next industrial revolution at a May 8 ceremony.

Of all a university president’s duties, none is more joyous than the annual rite of commencement celebrated on campuses across the country each spring.

Commencement is a day to honor students’ hard work and achievements. It is a day

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