Inside Higher Ed: At U. of Georgia, Furor Over Clarence Thomas
It’s not hard to imagine that a campus visit by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a conservative jurist and strong opponent of affirmative action, would inspire protests from more liberal students and professors. Yet Thomas has made a number of visits to the University of Georgia, the flagship public institution in his home state, without too much of an uproar. But controversy finally came when he accepted an invitation to give the undergraduate commencement address this year.
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