Condoleezza Rice Backs Out Of Rutgers Commencement Speech

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After protests by students and faculty, former Secretary of State under George W. Bush announced she will not be giving the Rutgers University commencement speech.

Published May 5 2014 2:40PM EDT

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Facing opposition from students and faculty, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backed out of giving Rutgers University’s May 18 commencement speech, for which she would have been paid $35,000 and received an honorary doctoral degree.

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Rice’s decision came just a few days after 50 Rutgers students staged a sit-in...

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Condoleezza Rice Backs Out Of Rutgers Commencement Speech

After protests by students and faculty, former Secretary of State under George W. Bush announced she will not be giving the Rutgers University commencement speech.

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