A civil rights advocate group has planned a protest following 'racist remarks' made by Purdue Northwest chancellor Thomas Keon.
A civil rights advocate group has planned a protest following "racist remarks" made by Purdue Northwest chancellor Thomas Keon.
Chancellor Keon spoke at the Purdue Northwest commencement ceremony on Dec. 10. When transitioning from a pervious speaker, Keon said he made an "unplanned, off-the-cuff response.""We are all human. I made a mistake, and I assure you I did not intend to be hurtful and my comments do not reflect my personal or our institutional values.
The Asian Pacific American Advocates put out a statement on Friday ahead of the protest saying Keon's remarks "were a racist attempt at humor gone wrong."OCA called on the chancellor to apologize by facing not just the PNW community but the entire community. They also urged the university to review the chancellor's Poston. that I have read and agree
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