Condi Rice honorary degree stirs debate at Boston College

[Eagle79]

<p>The latest on this from the Boston Globe:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2006/05/09/efforts_mount_against_bcs_rice_invitation/[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2006/05/09/efforts_mount_against_bcs_rice_invitation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>A few notes of summary:</p>

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“[Fr.]Leahy, addressing a regularly scheduled faculty meeting, ''made it very clear that it was not going to be rescinded”

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Former Boston College professor Mary Daly, a feminist theologian who clashed with the college over her refusal to admit men to her classes, made a rare appearance on the campus to speak.</p>

<p>''It is traumatic for me to be here," she told the Globe. ''It’s the first time I’ve come to campus since they kicked me out in 2001. But I’m here because I am so angry. My anger brought me here."

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<p>My personal summary, Mary Daly does not help the cause or those that want to rescind the invitation and honorary degree to Dr. Rice.</p>

<p>Probably the most important comment came at the and of the article:</p>

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We have a good discussion going on," said Rev. David Hollenbach, one of the two theologians who wrote the first letter of opposition to circulate among faculty. ''There has been more talk about the Iraq war and what can be done about it in the past days than there has been in a long time.

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<p>At the end of the day this may be because Condi Rice is a graduate of ND. ;-)</p>