University faculty votes to recall Trump honorary degree

On a summer day in 1988, a black helicopter with the word ‘Trump’ on the side touched down on a baseball field at Lehigh University. Soon after, Donald Trump joined a vaunted fraternity that includes Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, writer William Buckley and poet Maya Angelou – all holders of honorary degrees from the university. Thirty years later, Lehigh faculty have an overwhelming message for its leaders: take Trump’s degree back, writes Cleve R Wootson Jr for The Washington Post.

Nearly two-thirds of the university’s faculty members last Tuesday approved a motion to revoke the president’s honorary degree, saying statements he has made are “inconsistent with the character and high standards expected of honorees”.

The motion will be presented to the university’s board of trustees, which has the final say on whether Trump gets to keep the degree, university officials said. It’s unclear when it will take up the issue.
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