College President Takes 'Contrarian Approach' To Graduation

Colleges may be doing their graduates a disservice by trying to come up with the perfect graduation speaker, according to Gordon College President D. Michael Lindsay.

In his latest column for the Huffington Post, Lindsay said in the two years since he became president at Gordon he has though a lot about why the college celebrates commencement. The college can invite a "high-profile speaker" that can add cachet to the event or maybe offer "a rich, memorable message to the graduating class."

But most of those speakers come as a cost, and most have notoriety.

"The ensuing debate often overshadows and undermines the intent of the celebration," Lindsay writes, before concluding that someone from the Gordon campus will deliver the commencement address during his tenure.

To read Lindsay's entire column, click here.