May 20, 2019

Postcard: Commencement Day Controversy

Original story from   WBOI-FM

Barbara Anguiano
Article origination WBOI-FM
Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. - Barb Anguiano / WBOI

Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Barb Anguiano / WBOI

When the private, evangelical Taylor University announced Vice President and former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence would give the commencement speech this past weekend, the backlash was almost immediate.

WBOI’s Barb Anguiano spent commencement day on campus gathering varying opinions about the Vice President’s visit.

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