Vernon Jordan

Vernon Jordan

June 8, 2018

“In so many ways, our challenge in our national life is to not let the exceptions become the rule,” Jordan told the crowd gathered in the Holton Memorial Quadrangle at DePauw University’s 179th commencement. “To not let fear and hatred become the rule. To not let a society that gets more divided become the rule. To not let falsehoods become the rule. To not let a lack of leadership, a lack of integrity, a lack of respect for others, become the rule.”

Vernon Jordan

DePauw University Commencement Speech

May 20, 2018

[Jordan is a 1957 graduate of DePauw University, civil rights legend, attorney and presidential adviser.]