"LSU Law is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we believe the legal profession benefits from varied perspectives and backgrounds and is more creative and effective when its membership reflects the full spectrum of civil society . . . We pride ourselves in promoting an inclusive and respectful environment for the exchange of ideas." -Excerpt from LSU Law's Diversity and Inclusion Statement
For these reasons, among others, the 2018 graduating class of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center deserve an apolitical and noncontroversial speaker who is reflective of the ideals of this institution and its graduates. Our students welcome and value the exchange of varying ideas. However, the speaker chosen for the commencement ceremony has politically flaunted his anti-inclusion views and supported divisive legislation. The graduating students deserve a speaker who does not stand in opposition of the values our institution endorses. Please join us in signing this petition to prompt our administration and members of the SBA to select another speaker.
