Northwestern rescinds degree offer to Rev. Wright
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - May 1, 2008 A university official says the school had offered the Rev.
Jeremiah Wright an honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology.
But vice president for university relations Alan Cubbage now
says the offer has been rescinded because of the controversy
surrounding Wright. He also says the school wants "to ensure that
the celebratory character of commencement not be affected."
Wright is the former senior minister at Trinity United Church of
Christ in Chicago. His criticisms of the United States have drawn
criticism to Obama's presidential campaign.
A phone call to Wright's home wasn't answered.
