Preaching tolerance to the intolerant

WATCH: Commencement Speaker Slams Students’ ‘Immature, Arrogant’ Protest

Bowen also criticized the student leaders of the protest, who hailed Birgeneau’s withdrawal as a “minor victory.” “It represents nothing of the kind,” Bowen responded. “In keeping with the views of many others in higher education, I regard this outcome as a defeat, pure and simple, for Haverford - no victory for anyone who believes, as I think most of us do, in both openness to many points of view and mutual respect.”