(CAMPUS REFORM) – As spring graduation nears for the class of 2022, colleges and universities across the country are beginning to announce commencement speakers. Many of these speakers are Democratic politicians or social justice activists.
At Endicott College, former Boston mayor and current Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will be delivering the institution’s commencement address. Walsh gained notoriety for declaring Boston a sanctuary city and classifying racism as a public health crisis. He also set aside city funds for organizations operated by or for racial minorities.
Isabel Wilkerson is slated to speak at Northwestern University. The Caste author has argued that the United States operates according to a racial caste system.