Betsy DeVos Announced As The Speaker For Bethune-Cookman University’s Commencement Ceremony

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Monday it was announced that Secretary of Education&comma; Betsy DeVos&comma; has been chosen as the speaker for Bethune-Cookman University’s 2017 Commencement Ceremony&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It wasn’t too long until many people started to express their disapproval of the HBCU’s decision to choose DeVos as the keynote speaker for their graduating class&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;blavity&period;com&sol;secretary-education-betsy-devos-bethune-cookman-university-commencement-speaker">Blavity<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; a graduate from the university has even made the effort to start a petition to remove DeVos as the speaker for the 2017 Commencement Ceremony&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On their official website&comma; Bethune-Cookman said in a <em><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cookman&period;edu&sol;newsInfo&sol;newsroom&sol;newsReleases&sol;2016&sol;the-honorable-betsy-devos&comma;-secretary-of-education-will-serve-as-keynote-speaker-at-bethune-cookman-university-commencement-&period;html">statement<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Much like Dr&period; Bethune&comma; Founder of Bethune-Cookman University&comma; Secretary DeVos deems the importance of opportunity and hope for students to receive an exceptional education experience&period; Her mission to empower parents and students resonates with the history and legacy of Dr&period; Bethune&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>People have even taken to twitter to express the school’s decision&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-large wp-image-28231" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;IMG&lowbar;3436-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"IMG&lowbar;3436" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"1024" &sol;> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-large wp-image-28232" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;IMG&lowbar;3437-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"IMG&lowbar;3437" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"1024" &sol;> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-large wp-image-28233" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;IMG&lowbar;3438-1024x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"IMG&lowbar;3438" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"1024" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bethune-Cookman’s Commencement takes place on May 10<sup>th<&sol;sup>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; 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