UPLAND, Ind. (AP) – Dozens of graduates and professors have protested against the choice of Vice President Mike Pence as a lecturer at Taylor University in Indiana, walking a few moments before his introduction.
The Indianapolis Star reported that protesters in bonnets and dresses stood up and walked into the aisle and out of the Kesler Student Activity Center auditorium. University of Upland, in Indiana.
The event was planned and discussed before Saturday's ceremony. Some professors and students of the Christian non-denominational liberal arts school debated the relevance of the former governor of Indiana at the opening ceremony.
Most of Taylor's graduates have not left. Pence received a standing ovation.
Graduate Laura Rathburn said Pence's presence "makes it difficult for everyone in Taylor to feel welcome."
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US Vice President Mike Pence listens to Panama President Juan Carlos Varela while delivering a joint message to Panama's presidential palace on August 17, 2017. REUTERS / Carlos Lemos
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela (left) and US Vice President Mike Pence deliver a joint message to the Presidential Palace in Panama on August 17, 2017. REUTERS / Carlos Lemos
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Hincapie (right) meets with US Vice President Mike Pence on his arrival at Panama City's Tocumen International Airport on August 17, 2017. REUTERS / Carlos Lemos
US Vice President Mike Pence (right) shakes hands with Panama President Juan Carlos Varela after delivering a joint message to Panama's presidential palace on August 17, 2017. REUTERS / Carlos Lemos
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and US Vice President Mike Pence met at the Government House in Santiago, Chile on August 16, 2017.REUTERS / Esteban Felix / Pool
US Vice President Mike Pence arrives to meet Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (photo not shown) at the Government House in Santiago, Chile on August 16, 2017. REUTERS / Ivan Alvarado
US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen arrive at Santiago International Airport (Chile) on August 16, 2017. REUTERS / Rodrigo Garrido
Argentine Vice President Gabriela Michetti and US Vice President Mike Pence shake hands at the Eva Peron Hall at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 15, 2017. REUTERS / Marcos Brindicci
A man carries a sign "Pence, Clear – Trump, Clear" at a protest in front of the US Embassy against the visit of US Vice President Mike Pence to Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 15, 2017. REUTERS / Marcos Brindicci
On August 15, 2017, US Vice President Mike Pence speaks in front of Argentine President Mauricio Macri at a press conference at the Olivos Presidential Residence in Buenos Aires, Argentina. REUTERS / Marcos Brindicci
Argentine President Mauricio Macri and US Vice President Mike Pence shake hands at the Olivos Presidential Residence in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 15, 2017. REUTERS / Marcos Brindicci
On August 13, 2017, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos welcomes US Vice President Mike Pence after his arrival in Cartagena.
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