Opinion
Pence’s damaging legacy to Indiana
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
I don’t oppose Vice President Pence’s return to campus. However, conferring an honorary degree gives Mr. Pence and the Trump administration undeserved, dangerous legitimacy and publicity, substantially endorsing flawed science and leadership and making it even more impossible for advocates to ever affect accountability or meaningful change. Pence’s legacy in southern Indiana is an ongoing, deliberate tragedy for Indiana children and those that care for them. I personally think that defective penises, high prematurity, infant mortality and special education rates are shameful and should be condemned, not honored, by the University.
