Petition urges Dakota State to drop Noem as commencement speaker

Petition urges Dakota State to drop Noem as commencement speaker

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem participates in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations in Phoenix, Arizona. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour)South Dakota Voices for Peace is urging Dakota State University to rescind its invitation to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as commencement speaker and withdraw her honorary degree.The group’s petition says Noem’s record “has caused …

Dakota State University must ask DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to step aside as commencement speaker — The South Dakota Standard

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is scheduled to speak at the spring 2025 graduation ceremonies for DSU on Saturday, May 10.it is also anticipated that she will receive an honorary doctorate degree.  This visit by Secretary Noem brings with it anxiety, disappointment and a view of poor judgment for many on campus, the Madison community, and throughout South Dakota. A petition calling on DSU to rescind its offer of an honorary doctorate to…