U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will deliver a keynote address at the University of Baltimore's fall Commencement on Dec. 18. The UBalt community—students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters—as well as the general public—are reacting to the announcement.
Here is an overview of responses, ranging from letters to the editor to news coverage, op-eds and more:
- News article about DeVos invitation and student protest in The Afro, Sept. 15, 2017
- Editorial in The Baltimore Sun, Sept. 15
- Video from the UBalt Student Government Association, Sept. 13
- Baltimore Sun op-ed from UBalt Law Professor Kenneth Lasson, Sept. 13
- UBalt student writes about DeVos invitation, RedAlertPolitics.com, Sept. 12
- Op-ed by a UBalt student in The Baltimore Sun, Sept. 12
- Baltimore City Power Rankings, Baltimore City Paper, Sept. 12
- Interview with UBalt President Kurt L. Schmoke in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 11
- News article on student protest in The Washington Post, Sept. 11
- Coverage of student protest, WBFF-TV, Sept. 11
- Coverage of DeVos announcement, Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 11
- News article on student protest, The Baltimore Sun, Sept. 11
- Coverage of student protest, WTOP and Maryland Associated Press, Sept. 11
- Coverage of student protest, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Sept. 11
- Various readers' letters and more coverage in The Baltimore Sun, published over several days
- Coverage of DeVos announcement, WMAR-TV, Sept. 8
- Coverage of DeVos announcement, Daily Kos, Sept. 8